Great video! Thank your for explaining. I got intimidated watching other videos where they have lifted it up and removed the tires but this was very good and informative. Im not gonna lie though, I giggled at 5:32
Great video! It’s very simple! Be careful how tight you adjust to. A chain that’s too tight can snap and do hundreds of dollars of damage. Leave a little slack…
Thank you so much! I threw a chain last weekend due to it being too loose, and I thought I was going to have to buy a new chain. (I thought the chain was stretched/worn out.) Fixing this will be much easier than I thought.
Follow service manual! On any atv or motorcycle with a swingarm/solid axle setup, the suspension needs to be compressed with a ratchet strap until the rear sprocket aligns with the front sprocket and swingarm pivot point, this is geometrically the location where the chain will tightest. Take a stiff straight object such as a very long screwdriver and make sure the centerlines of those 3 points match up. If the chain tension is set at the wrong swingarm angle, you could break the chain and potentially it blows your engine cases, sprockets, have brutal bottoming of rear suspension when chain goes tight. Its probably more common people adjust it too tight, but if its too loose thats very bad also, you could throw it off, maybe break engine cases, could damage sprockets, hopefully not your foot!
You should have somebody sitting on the wheeler while you are doing this because your body weight will cause the chain to tighten, otherwise you will get it too tight.
Nice video. I'll try it. Just picked up a old 425 Magnum in great condition, but I drove over a small 4' pine and the chain rolled off. Easily put back on because it was so loose. Now need to tighten! Will try your advice. Thanks again!
Thank you so much for good instructions. The chain on my Scrambler 4x4 500 just broke off. Are there any of you who can help me with a web link to the right chain. I live in Norway and we do not have many Polaris dealers in the area, so I am thinking of buying online. Thanks in advance.
Brother, i have a 99 scrambler 500 and i replaced front calipers/pads/rotors, rear pads, rear axle and bearings and orings and seals and chain and sprocket and i adjusted chain. Drove it 18 miles and at 35 mph it felt like someone pulled the damn breaks. I pulled belt cover and belt was out of spec. Replaced it and pulled primary and cleaned it all up and now it squeels when i turn handlebars and or at idle which it also keeps movingg forward. Then i pulled breaks and it really squealed and ass end was all bound up. Jacked rear up and in N i could spin axle almost all the way one rotation but then it binds up again. Any ideas man? Sons xmas gift and so i have a sad 9 yr old.
Jason Williams lol. I miss booked so much and got my Scrambler so we that my cooling fan and lights don't work anymore. Ha ha ha... Time to do some electrical troubleshooting
JIUJITSU2000 I had the same issue with my sportsman 500. The electronic switch went bad for the fan, so I spliced in a manual toggle switch and it works great.
Help. I'm new to ATVs. I have a 93 polaris 250. My chain was so slack that I thought to remove a link. That part was fine. Problem now is that it's too short. Even if the other link was still in it the gap is too big. I'm trying to tighten up the axle housing so the chain will fit but it won't swivel. I've hit it with a penetrant and will try in an hour. Any other ideas?
Sounds like you're doing everything right. I would recommend being patient and letting the penetrating will have plenty of time soaking man eventually I think you'll be able to loosen the chain
Now that is how an instructional video is done! Thank you, Sir!
This just saved me! I had to get a new chain and could not figure out how to tighten it. Thank you so much!
Great video! Thank your for explaining. I got intimidated watching other videos where they have lifted it up and removed the tires but this was very good and informative. Im not gonna lie though, I giggled at 5:32
Thank you. That was simply done. Normally I can’t stand the intros but yours was actually entertaining. Good to see you enjoying life.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for the visit!!
Great video! It’s very simple!
Be careful how tight you adjust to. A chain that’s too tight can snap and do hundreds of dollars of damage. Leave a little slack…
THis is the only video that actually worked.
Thank you so much! I threw a chain last weekend due to it being too loose, and I thought I was going to have to buy a new chain. (I thought the chain was stretched/worn out.) Fixing this will be much easier than I thought.
WOW THANK YOU!
I had no idea it was that easy and my 2005 Trail Boss 330 chain has been bugging me for a while.
You rock man!
Thank you so much!
Gotta be the first makita/Polaris guy. Love you videos.
Mike West Thank you!
Follow service manual! On any atv or motorcycle with a swingarm/solid axle setup, the suspension needs to be compressed with a ratchet strap until the rear sprocket aligns with the front sprocket and swingarm pivot point, this is geometrically the location where the chain will tightest. Take a stiff straight object such as a very long screwdriver and make sure the centerlines of those 3 points match up. If the chain tension is set at the wrong swingarm angle, you could break the chain and potentially it blows your engine cases, sprockets, have brutal bottoming of rear suspension when chain goes tight. Its probably more common people adjust it too tight, but if its too loose thats very bad also, you could throw it off, maybe break engine cases, could damage sprockets, hopefully not your foot!
Wish my son would have read your comment as I told him to - chain broke sad
That’s right homie. That’s more important then the whole video
Thanks for the video. Very descriptive and easy to understand 👍🏼👍🏼
Worked for my 1998 Polaris Sport 400 - THANKS!!!
saved me from buying a new chain, great tutorial!
You should have somebody sitting on the wheeler while you are doing this because your body weight will cause the chain to tighten, otherwise you will get it too tight.
It was very very helpful Appretiate u man
Alot of help my first time having a quad and focusing it thanks
Thanks nice video, and I thought I would have to take a link out of the chain.
Really helpful video and only took me about 15 mins after watching your video. 03 scrambler 500
Alot of help. Just did mine in 10 mins
Thank you, this helped me a lot
That was easier that I thought it would be. I should of realized " the maestro knows what he's talking about" take care Buddy jim
+Skip Tracer It's not as bad as I thought. Pretty simple. Thank you for stopping by!
Thank you! It help me a lot.
Thanks man you saved me 59$ awesome
Great video, thanks from spain
This helped me a lot!
Thank you so much!
Good video. Thanks for the help
Thanls fornhabing this video it really helped my son and i it worked great wesubscribed likednand hit the notifcation button thanks again
I don't have a pipe wrench
might have to try this when i get my new chain and sprocket on my 96 polaris xplorer 400
Nice video. I'll try it. Just picked up a old 425 Magnum in great condition, but I drove over a small 4' pine and the chain rolled off. Easily put back on because it was so loose. Now need to tighten! Will try your advice. Thanks again!
Thank you thank you very much
Great video... THANKS
Thank you so much for good instructions. The chain on my Scrambler 4x4 500 just broke off. Are there any of you who can help me with a web link to the right chain. I live in Norway and we do not have many Polaris dealers in the area, so I am thinking of buying online. Thanks in advance.
Perfect, thanks brotha!
Thanks bro my chain kept slipping when I accelerate worked fine on my scrambler 500
Good job there.
charles howard Thank you!
Thanks I like that video a lot
Thanks for making this!!
Chain is way too tight when you seat on it.
Thanks man it was very helpful.
Would it be a good idea to grease that zert while we are there ? Or is it unnecessary? Thanks for the vid
absolutely! thank you as well!!
Perfect! Good Job!
I ave actually made a wrench out of hardwood just the correct size to fit the axle. Hopefully you are using a Snap -On ratchet .love great tools
Great info. Thx
Brother, i have a 99 scrambler 500 and i replaced front calipers/pads/rotors, rear pads, rear axle and bearings and orings and seals and chain and sprocket and i adjusted chain. Drove it 18 miles and at 35 mph it felt like someone pulled the damn breaks. I pulled belt cover and belt was out of spec. Replaced it and pulled primary and cleaned it all up and now it squeels when i turn handlebars and or at idle which it also keeps movingg forward. Then i pulled breaks and it really squealed and ass end was all bound up. Jacked rear up and in N i could spin axle almost all the way one rotation but then it binds up again.
Any ideas man? Sons xmas gift and so i have a sad 9 yr old.
When i try to tighten with the pipe wrench it just moves my whole quad like the shock moves and it wont tighten the chain. Any thoughts??
You might need a new chain could be that you're maxed out already on the adjustment
Thank you
Excellent.... I was hoping to see some sweet mud bog videos.. lol
Jason Williams lol. I miss booked so much and got my Scrambler so we that my cooling fan and lights don't work anymore. Ha ha ha... Time to do some electrical troubleshooting
JIUJITSU2000 I had the same issue with my sportsman 500. The electronic switch went bad for the fan, so I spliced in a manual toggle switch and it works great.
Jason Williams I might end up doing that. Ha ha. Thanks!
Thank you!
Help. I'm new to ATVs. I have a 93 polaris 250. My chain was so slack that I thought to remove a link. That part was fine. Problem now is that it's too short. Even if the other link was still in it the gap is too big. I'm trying to tighten up the axle housing so the chain will fit but it won't swivel. I've hit it with a penetrant and will try in an hour. Any other ideas?
Sounds like you're doing everything right. I would recommend being patient and letting the penetrating will have plenty of time soaking man eventually I think you'll be able to loosen the chain
Everything worked out. Thanks man.
Thanks
Hmmm, I wonder what jiujitsue was up to all weekend.. lol, If I had to guess, tearin it up in the wheelers lol
Ha ha. Yup!
That chain is way to tight
Good
Hey do you still have this scrambler ??
Does your scrambler bogg out alot mine started 4 months ago I can't figure out what it is
clean your carb
Tighten deez nuts back up 5:35 😂😂
Wont work for my Polaris Trail Boss 325! It just wont tighten!!Anyone know how to fix this?
It does on mine, I have a 2002 Trail Boss 325 and this worked just fine.
It’s so hard to loosen thabks tho
Do you keep it in forward or neutral and do you keep the break on
Probably neutral if the chain is rotating
For tools you forgot the 24 pack and a 8ball of powder