Front Differential Fluid Change - Polaris Sportsman
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- How to change the front diff fluid of a Polaris Sportsman. This is a 570 Sportsman but the procedure is the same for most sportsman models.
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Great Video I never did the 25hr check until now. If I could go I probably would have waited to install winch and front bumper. Very tedious and time consuming but well worth the $250.00 charge at the dealers to change all fluids.
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+John W it gets a little easier the more you do it, but yes it can be tedious!
You can get to the fill plug from under the front and don’t have to remove the winch. As for the front bumper, it would depend on your front bumper.
You can remove the bolt without removing the winch. Remove the lower screw on the plastic face that's inline with the bolt. Peal the plastic back a bit and you can fit a 10" 1/4" extension to the bolt. Use a 1/4" to 3/8 adapter since the 8mm hex bolt is probably in 3/8 drive. There'll be plenty of play in the connections. You can also try a flexible extension. 3/8 extension won't work as there's a bracket in the way. The 1/4" extension is thin enough to get past the bracket and have an almost straight shot at the bolt.
My winch bracket is not the Polaris brand so it still may not work. I'll have to give that a try though! Thanks
@@JoshuaGammon Mines a Warn. Good luck.
How'd you fill it though? There's enough room to get a long neck funnel in there?
FYI I was able to access fill hole by cocking the winch forward (right side) without disconnecting winch conections
When winch is in the road. Just drain from bottom plug, flip quad on it's side and re-fill differential oil in same bottom plug. Takes exactly 1 quart 75W-90 hub oil fluid. If you are doing it at the same time as an engine oil change, it's best to empty that engine oil first. Keep engine oil empty until you refill front differential and flip quad back upward. Makes it a 5 minute job. Then finish your engine oil change last.
Flip it on its side? Your stronger then me. I rolled it once and it took two of us to get it up right again. Lol.
Joshua Gammon it’s 700 lbs. u need 2 ppl. Just on its side. Not rolled over. Or u can spend an hour following this vid.
Wrong. Takes 9 ounces of demand drive fluid..
@@mudslinger704 Hub oil is the same as demand drive.
It may be 9 oz. My bad there
Great instructional video … most appreciated
Thanks Stan. Hope it helped! Cheers
Thanks man, helped a lot! I found you by the search for diff change and I’m from Freddy differently a new subscriber😂
Glad I could help. Maybe I'll even see ya on the trail. We're do you ride?
Definitely helps “OWT” 😂.. just kidding… Great video
Demand drive fluid is for the front hubs only. The front diff uses angle drive fluid or a 75-90 gear oil.
So did he do it wrong? Or did he use the correct oil?
@@teachmetruth3539 he did it wrong
This is the right oil for the front diff on the Sportsman 570.
The fluid used in the front diff depends on the model year. Any Sportsman earlier then 2004.5 has the hilliard clutches located in the hubs, so you need the Demand Drive in the hubs, and Angle Drive in the diff. Anything after 2004.5 has the clutches built into the diff itself, hence you use Demand Drive fluid only.
Nice looking off road lights where did you get them from?
Hey Ryan. Just on amazon a few years back. I don't remember the brand but they are just cheap ones.
When would the next oil change be? And if it was not ridden very much, would it still need a change at a certain time.?
I would stick to the user manual.
Okay I might be dumb! but how do u tell the difference between the front diff plug and the oil plug? Trying to change oil but don't want to drain the wrong one
The oil drain plug is under the diff. The plug at the front is to fill it up. Tip. Make sure you can open the fill plug before you drain it.
@@JoshuaGammon Okay thanks
I think I would you relocate the fill port Maybe using tubing that’s threaded And malleable this way you wouldn’t have to takeoff the winch and everything else... just a thought...I can’t help myself as a machinist and fabricating retired
I'm going to actually try and figure something out and update this. You read my mind! Lol
Joshua Gammon ...right on... Great minds think alike...
Only slight issue I could see is your supposed to fill till it seeps out of the hole so unless you make it clear you would have no way of ensuring it is filled properly. Unless you are 100% sure it is 350mm of fluid
@@thepope8644 I was thinking about using a tube so it will bend and I think I can see enough. Next month I'll be doing my fluids so I'll know better then.
@@JoshuaGammon Run it all the way into the bottom of the front hatch, been thinking about this for a while. I have tracks on my 570 and it's a pita getting under it and around the tracks.
quick question is the rear diff a separate unit or does it get lubricated by the transmission fluids?? I can not find a video or any instructions on changing the fluids in the rear diff on a 2015 570 sportsman.
Hi John balogna. There is no rear differential. It's just a transmission/diff if you want to call it that. You just fill it and your go to go.
Thanks Thats what I thought.
rear fluids need drained also, see minute 43 on this: ua-cam.com/video/Gbyj__41Q4Y/v-deo.html
I wish I didn’t have to remove my winch
what size and type tires are you running on that 570? thanks.
Just stock size! Kenda bearclaw htr
@@JoshuaGammon thanks. did you need a clutch kit for the heavier tires? appreciate it.
Is the rear just a transaxle
The rear is both the transmission and rear differential in one.
What would happen if you never changed the fluid?
Probably have diff problems at some point. I haven't wanted to find out 😁
The only reason I’m asking is because if I do a sharp turn it sounds like a knocking noise i don’t know how to explain it.
Without being able to see for myself I'd guess maybe you have a bad axle joint. Check your boots for rips or a spot grease is coming out.
I was thinking the axel as well, it’s also brand new I bought in March
I just don’t want to take it back to Polaris they charge an arm in a leg just to “diagnose” it
Every 1000 miles I forgot to do mine and I'm at 1500 I know what I'm doing this weekend
You should be ok. I do mine twice a year. Spring and fall.