Flooded Polaris Sportsman 500 repair

Customer brought this clean 2001 Polaris Sportsman 500 ho to me because it was in a flood and needed to be gone through. Let’s see if she’ll run again!!!
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Milwaukee M18 3/8" impact i use all the time.
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Milwaukee 1/2" impact for getting the stubborn bolts out.
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[@jmudd5449]

My 99 sportsman has original tires and just hit 1000 miles my dad bought it brand new. I put it underwater once. I drained all the fluids and have never had a problem. She's a runner.

[@livethecrazylife5779]

Love the content please keep it coming

[@rockspowersports]

Thanks! I sure will.

[@suvarbm]

Another great video, thx.

[@t-bone43]

Excellent work man! Wavin from Louisiana 👋

[@joechristensen1177]

Love the videos pal keep them up!!!

[@rockspowersports]

Thanks Joe! Glad to hear it.

[@normdickson2438]

Sounds pretty good to me

[@surethatsok]

Good stuff. Keep 'em coming, you have a knack for these videos....good editing, not too long, not too short, varied content.

[@rockspowersports]

Appreciate it, I’m glad you enjoy them.

[@motofarmmx2430]

I'm with you on that exhaust. At one point I had that exact view in my garage same year and colors sportsman and rubicon. Kinda crazy.

[@rockspowersports]

That’s pretty neat you had the exact machines in your garage.

[@adrienfortin4411]

Love these bikes. Just hit 1100km on my 23 570.

[@rockspowersports]

Sounds like you did some good riding this past summer! I bet the new 570 goes nice.

[@brandonhartzell20]

​@@rockspowersports is there a way I can message you about some questions I have

[@SweLaris]

Always nice with Sportsman content!

[@loganfry304]

Love the videos man, that’s a clean hoopty

[@rockspowersports]

Thanks Logan, appreciate it!

[@hunterm4188]

I can’t believe you tolerate those gas cans 😅

[@JimsTechNonsense]

That muffler makes it sound like its getting hammered on at half throttle haha.

[@krkryzen6711]

Love the vids rock!

[@rockspowersports]

Thanks, glad to hear it!

[@eating_wormss]

U should make a vid on that rubicon

[@rockspowersports]

I will.

[@johnnugent6516]

Arkansas Wavin

[@CodysKarts]

You should try using a ultrasonic cleaner on the carburetor,it’s a lot faster and guarantees them clean

[@rockspowersports]

I have one.

[@Hammerback0]

I have a question if you see this sir, or any one here in the comments. 4 years ago I bought a 05 sportsman 500HO, seller stated “my dad bought it new, we used it to hunt etc “. I rode it, I noticed he watched me very closely (later I knew why). I bought it, took it home, within an hour it was overcharging, had a lot of problems. I got it all fixed, but during the repair process I found the machine had likely been flipped and the gauge cluster/speedo replaced with a junkyard unit (paint marker markings on speedo assembly) I thought about replacing it with another gauge pod, the glass is hazy on the inside, if I put a new one on it will the mileage read what the old one reads? I know it’s not accurate, I replaced the computer with a new Sure Power module as part of my repairs (if that stores memory of miles etc) thanks for any input.

[@UpInSmoke54]

What happens to the gooloo? Is it still working?

[@williamallen5369]

Hey question for you. Im looking at buying another atv would like to do a utility machine between 300-500cc. If i want something that is easy to repair would you be willing to recommend one?

[@rockspowersports]

If simplicity is your goal I would suggest a Honda Rancher 350/420 or the Honda foreman 400/450/500 foot shift for simplicity when repairing them. There is many great machines out there but these are reliable and have an air cooled engines and foot shift trans so they are as simple as they come.

[@williamallen5369]

@@rockspowersports great thank you for your input and videos.

[@thomaslangton7099]

Hey rock I have a off topic question about a Honda rubicon 19-23 years and can probably be older not 100% sure though. But here is my question/explanation? So i have a issue with my tire wearing on one side only and so I thought it was my ball joints but when I popped my axle out of the hub the inner bearing race was on the axle still. Obviously I bought the wrong part but I put them on anyway my questioning though is how hard would it be to change the wheel bearing without having a hydro press or punches. Sorry for the long winded comment

[@rockspowersports]

Usually when the inner race is stuck on the axle I’ll take a air hammer to it. Or you could use a hammer and chisel just don’t accidentally hit the axle. As far as getting the outer race out of the hub same deal, I use a air hammer on stubborn ones. To install a new bearing, a press would be ideal but they can be tapped in but you cannot hit the center of the bearing only tap on the outer race.

[@thomaslangton7099]

@@rockspowersports thank you for the information I will remember this as I move forward on the project hopefully it won’t be a pain to get out as it’s a 2023 but I do a lot of mud riding so hard to say. I love the videos very informative stuff keep up the good work and I cant wait to see what’s to come

[@LeviYoung-xy1zi]

Hi I love your videos and I had a question do you know of any storage for sport quads

[@rockspowersports]

What do you mean? Like a place you could bring your quad to and store for the winter? Or something to store it at your place?

[@LeviYoung-xy1zi]

@@rockspowersports like a storage box to put on the back to carry tools water or something or one of those saddle packs to carry stuff

[@Hyngyynj]

What happens if you don’t bleed the oil system?

[@rockspowersports]

The top end could run dry for a minute. Eventually it’ll pump itself up but the priming helps it go quicker.

[@Hyngyynj]

@@rockspowersports good to know! I did a complete engine overall on this arctic cat 500 and it was running amazing but after like 10 hours on the engine I decided to take it full tilt down the road and it exploded oil out of every gasket on the engine. :/

[@gshew6769]

What’s goin on with the monster 570

[@rockspowersports]

I was planning to tear it down this week but haven’t gotten to it. The owner wasn’t in a rush, so I’m trying to knock some other projects out.