02 sportsman 400 - has anyone replaced the chain in the tranny ? major project ? does the tranny have to be removed from the frame or can the work be done still in frame?
i have the same problem i think what does your bike do how do you know that its the chain im about to tear mine apart when i get home ???
the repair manual talks about the chain streching and having to be replaced.when mine is in gear and you begin to give it gas you can hear a kinda snapping sound from that side of the tranny and to me it sounds like the chain jumping teeth on the sprocket. i am not positve thats what it is until i tear into it
mine has the snapping noise in foward but not in reverse
I have a 2000 scrambler and I had to take apart my transmission due to the chain breaking and wrapping around the front sprocket and knocking a baseball size hole in the side case of the transmission case,mine didn't have a chain inside the tranny just all gears.
mines making the same noise... what is this chain you speek of... are they in the trail bosses '01, internal, connecting the eng. to the trans??
The transmission has to be removed from the chassis to be split open. The chain allows the tranny to go into reverse. Don't attempt unless you are mechanically inclined and have a shop manual. If you are mechanically inclined its fairly simple, just a pain in the Polaris ;). I did it on one of my Trailblazers. Be sure your transmission is aligned correctly when you put it back in the chassis. Good Luck.