Can-Am Commander Transmission Fluid Change: How-To Change Gearbox Oil Can-Am UTV

[@danwit9318]

I dont subscribe to much but i did after this one. I appreciate the no fluff or bs videos. No long winded explanations, just straight to the point what ya need. Also a fan of the beer estimate.

[@keithcorliss1547]

So helpful. I appreciate all the pointers. I'm in the midst of replacing the horribly expensive u joints and figured I'd change the transmission oil while I had access to the drain and fill plugs. I'll be looking for your videos on clutch maintenance next. Thanks again man 👍🤘

[@EscapePowerSports]

no problem, I appreciate the kind words and am glad it was helpful for you. Clutch and belt videos are definitely on the list next time I pick up a maverick or commander that need those areas serviced. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a video suggestion in the comments. Cheers

[@NicktheStumpGuy]

Thank you for the great videos. I just did my 100 hour maintenance and it was made so much easier because of these!👍

[@EscapePowerSports]

awesome, glad they were helpful for you. Appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers

[@stealth692001]

quick right to the point! thanks so much!

[@EscapePowerSports]

no problem, thanks for watching and for taking the time to leave a comment, Cheers

[@alrelation107]

short, sweet and direct, thank you

[@EscapePowerSports]

no problem, thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers

[@mrblackllc]

Great video. Thanks for posting, saving us money and making sure it's done properly. I did drink a few more during clean-up. Messy job for sure...

[@EscapePowerSports]

yes it is. Appreciate the kind words and feedback. Thank you for watching and taking the time to share your experience in the comments. Cheers

[@mickmouse92]

I'll give this a go today. I estimate this a 6 beer job. Just that I'll finish 5 before I start!

[@milanstepic5454]

Great video ! Thanks for taking the time to make it!

[@EscapePowerSports]

no problem, glad you enjoyed it. I appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers

[@brodybenson9757]

Your videos are very helpful and very much appreciated. I have a 4 seater can am max 1000, and the hardest fluid for me to change was the transmission fluid. It is a very tight space to get into from above, so I finally decided to remove the skid plate and tackle it from below, which made it much easier for me, even though it added some time to the job. I have to admit, it was nice to remove that plate and clean out the dirt and the engine from below. Thanks again for the videos, let me know if you have one for replacing the belt.

[@EscapePowerSports]

appreciate the kind words. And there is definitely something to be said for the satisfaction that comes from de-mudding or cleaning up under those skid plates. No belt video yet, but it is on the list for the next time I pick up a commander or maverick. Appreciate you watching and taking the time to share your experience with this job in the comments. Cheers

[@mudslinger2121]

Just fackin mint! Was 5 beer for in, before being told she’s a 2-3 beer job. Aside from that, just mint! Get to it, get after it…. Send it! Looking forward to more boys! Cory, Alberta Canada.

[@EscapePowerSports]

roger that, cheers friend

[@JMcrandellIV]

Great video! All your videos are very helpful. When are you going to do a video on cleaning the vehicle speed sensor? It's probably 5+ beer job. I'll pay for your beers if you do one.

[@EscapePowerSports]

Thank you, I appreciate it. That particular machine in this video has already been buttoned up for sale, so it'll have to be on a commander we get in at some point in the future. First time someone has offered to pay for the beers so I might take you up on it when we get another one in and do that job haha. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers

[@leebridges3431]

Thanks for the video. I have a 2016 Commander Max that has an occasional grinding issue when shifting to high gear. Do you have any experience with this issue? Or have a resolution to this issue?

[@DaveFranklin-yc8qs]

Have a whining noise from the secondary clutch when accelerating or is it coming from the transmission?

[@bonitaropson5753]

Excellent job Llent

[@EscapePowerSports]

Thank you, I appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers

[@hoyt15flhtk82]

Good step by step video, now give the dog a beer!!! LOL

[@GKrutz]

Great Job!!!!!!!!! Thanks so much!!!

[@EscapePowerSports]

no problem, glad it was helpful for you. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers

[@lancebranham3182]

Thanks for answering me and doing the research I do have a suggestion on a video how about one on greasing the wheel bearings I thing this might be a case or even a 2 day beige

[@EscapePowerSports]

no problem, and thanks for the vid suggestion, will definitely do some research on that job as I have never done it before and add it to our list of future vids. Still only 138 beers into the 1000 beer challenge as of today so I'm sure we can make time for it before we finish. Thanks for the reply and video suggestion, Cheers.

[@mykeipratt9193]

Thanks so much very helpful

[@EscapePowerSports]

not a problem, glad it was helpful for you. I appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers

[@coltonjvda8031]

Great vid man love ur vids

[@EscapePowerSports]

Appreciate the kind words. Glad you enjoy them. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers

[@johnklatt574]

Great video thanks

[@EscapePowerSports]

glad you enjoyed it, appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers

[@justinvogelsong]

Any 250 bombardier fluid change...

[@rothj-tb8vs]

Great videos! Happy I found your channel as it has been hard trying to find good or any videos on maintenance for the Commander 1000. Question, do you know if the commander has an alternator like a car to recharge the battery as it is running? If so have you needed to replace it? I have a battery tender charger and charge the battery 2-3 times a week to keep it fresh and filled up. Just wondering, thanks!

[@EscapePowerSports]

thanks I'm glad your finding the videos helpful. Battery shouldn't need a charge multiple times a week so if it requires charging that often to start I'd have the battery tested as it will probably need to be replaced. However if battery is good and the bike is not charging it properly see what I found below. As far as alternator question. I'm the farthest thing from an expert on electrical or a professional tech for that matter. But I just did a quick search on the forums to confirm what I was thinking that these machines have a **stator**, (not a starter as the primary component of the charging system. (I believe it to be similar to an alternator, but for motorcycles and other smaller single cylinder and v-twins, like your commander.) However it seems uncommon for these to fail, and if your machine isn't charging the battery its more likely the voltage regulator/rectifier, blown fuse, loose ground, bad connection, etc causing the issue. Hope this somewhat answers the question, which I really appreciate you asking as every time I get a new question I get to research a new topic and always learn something in the process. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a question in the comments. Cheers

[@middlegaoff-road3580]

Thanks for this video very helpful

[@EscapePowerSports]

glad it was helpful for you, thank you for watching and taking the time to leave a comment, Cheers

[@KingCommander1000]

Awesome videos man thanks for sharing these tips makes it look pretty easy! Could you do one on changing a drive belt on a Commander 1000? It's the one thing I haven't done on my machine yet.

[@EscapePowerSports]

thank you, and yes a belt video is definitely on my list. Unfortunately the last couple commanders I've had didn't need one, but I will probably replace the belt on the next commander or maverick I pick up just to make a video. Belt video, brakes, and spark plugs are all on the list for this commander video series. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers.

[@KingCommander1000]

@@EscapePowerSports cool I'll be looking forward to it! I'll probably be doing my brakes soon too so I'll keep an eye out for that one!

[@Mike-mo9kq]

These videos are amazing. I just picked up a '19 commander limited and this will save me a ton of money. Thanks man! Where are you located? Those mountains are awesome.

[@EscapePowerSports]

glad you enjoy them, many more to come. Especially glad they are going to save you some cash. We're out in the sticks of the southern Rockies and couldn't agree more, mountains are awesome. thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers

[@Mike-mo9kq]

@@EscapePowerSports cool man, i'm in Denver. Keep up the good work

[@victormanuelmaypech1557]

hello, good night, friend, I have a nam x camera that when I change the speed from "N" to "D" sounds ugly as if something is not engaged and if I try it again, it goes in but when I go forward it turns off, what could it be, it would be to adjust something or change the gearbox (I don't know if it has a gearbox hahaha)

[@EscapePowerSports]

hello friend, hmmm I'm not sure if the shift cable is adjustable or not on these machines as I've never had this issue. I would try and pull the plastics around shifter and follow the cable attached to shifter and see if there's anything similar to what we did on this rzr: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gn6ld3l6qpuaq5I Hope this helps and sorry I'm not really sure what's going on with your machine. Appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave a good question in the comments. Cheers

[@victormanuelmaypech1557]

@@EscapePowerSports thank you very much friend I am going to take it to practice in the car I have a video where it shows the fault to see if that way you could access me out of nowhere the car turned off and now I start it it does not enter speed and if it enters it sounds as if it did not fit a mesh

[@AllThingsCool]

Hey man great videos I just picked up a 2011 can am commander 1000 and been watching your videos for proper maintanence on the SXS your videos are really helpful. you plan on doing anymore videos on the commander ? like maybe when and how to do coolant change. also my fan turns on as soon as I turn my commander on any suggestions why that happens thanks !

[@EscapePowerSports]

Thanks a lot, I'm glad you are finding them helpful. I will definitely be adding videos to this commander series next time I get one as the one if the video sold last year. As far as the fan goes I'm really not sure, but after a quick google search it seems to be a fairly common issue people are having and discussing on the forums. A few fixes involved water in the fuse box, cleaning and re-plugging the connector for the fan itself, or just running for a while and it going away. I've never personally had that issue so I'm really not familiar enough or have the experience to tell you anything for sure. But let us know if you figure it out so we'll all have that info. Maybe someone will see this and comment with a fix. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers

[@lancebranham3182]

I got a question the royal purple oil you show say on the bottle not for wet clutch systems is it still alright to use it

[@EscapePowerSports]

Now that was a great question! After some research, it appear that Can-Ams use a dry clutch setup to engage the cvt. I'm assuming that is because both the primary and secondary clutches are on the exterior of the transmission case, in the belt box, and are not exposed to the transmissions oil? I am by no means an expert on the mechanics/engineering/ or design of these machines so if anyone reads this and has any additional info please correct me if I'm wrong here. However, I do know that some Yamaha's, Artic Cat's, (possibly other brands), do use a wet clutch in their sxs's so always checking the owners manual for oil and fluid specs and requirements is definitely advised. In this case the royal purple linked in description does meet the API GL-5 synthetic gear oil brp requires for this machines gearbox. Thank you for watching, and a special thanks for taking the time to leave a thought provoking comment. Hope your job goes smoothly. Cheers.

[@anotherbrickonthewall]

Do you recommend warming up the gearbox before draining or just drain it cold?

[@EscapePowerSports]

Sounds like a good idea to me as I think the oil will drain more smoothly and completely when it is warm. I appreciate you watching and taking the time to leave a good thoughtful question in the comments. Cheers

[@lynn7463]

buy it from amsoil it comes in a bag with the the right amount and a nozzle that would fit. the best oil products going.

[@EscapePowerSports]

now there's a great tip, thank you for sharing. cheers

[@mikenonya1955]

My rear seal is leaking, DIY, or take it to the shop? What should I expect to pay?

[@EscapePowerSports]

hmmm when you say rear seal do you mean the seal for the rear diff? If so I've never had to replace one so I really don't know how much of a job it is, fortunately the can am forums are full of valuable info for DIY jobs so I'd check there to get familiar with the job and see if it falls under something your mechanically comfortable with. As far as what to pay for a shop maybe get a couple quotes and check for shady tree atv/utv mechanics with a good reputation on facebook in your area if your looking to save some cash from bringing it to dealer. Just a couple ideas here, hope it helps, but if not thank you for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers

[@CaribbeanSimPilot]

So glad I found your videos!!!

[@EscapePowerSports]

me too haha, thanks for watching and commenting. cheers

[@nicksanchez6291]

Dude thanks fr ima always look on you fucking channel to get want I need

[@EscapePowerSports]

hell yeah, cheers friend

[@noworriesmate8287]

What you have to change the oil??? WTF How often should you change all the plastic?

[@EscapePowerSports]

no worries, good news the oil change is easy and plastics usually only get swapped after high speed impacts with trees or after failed donut attempts, thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment. Cheers

[@jaqueslepage7082]

Parler en français s'il vous plaît

[@EscapePowerSports]

La première langue de mon grand-père était le français, donc je devrais en savoir plus que moi. Merci d'avoir regardé et d'avoir pris le temps de laisser un commentaire. Acclamations

[@asphaltwarrior1]

Just so you know, that’s alcohol abuse, when you drop the beer

[@EscapePowerSports]

oh I'm aware, definitely to be avoided if possible. lol thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a funny comment. Cheers

[@derekstone8564]

Breaking belts. What do you want recommend?

[@EscapePowerSports]

use low range for steep stuff, otherwise I'm not sure why it would continue to break belts, let us know if you figure it out. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a good question in the comments. Cheers