Seller Said This Honda ATV Won't Shift So I Got It CHEAP

I buy a 2004 Honda Foreman Rubicon that won't shift. Let's fix it. #Honda, #ATV, #fix
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[@user-jp8tl1wi7g]

You realize every machine you work on and fix, your resume is massive. You have so much experience on so many different things is very impressive. Way to go!

[@magilla9792]

It's good to see a young man reap the benefits of all of the hard work he does. Excellent channel by the way. Please keep us updated on the garden, its looking great so far.

[@mitchelljohnson8988]

Mix a 40/60 solution of boiled linseed oil and paint thinner. Its crazy how nice it brings the color back in all faded plastics. Did it on my Honda and Yamaha machines.

[@mattjohnson8902]

Use a Propane blow torch on faded plastic it will restore it like new, practice on scrap plastic first and you will get better with time faster than using heat gun.

[@Marcus_Aurelius_1978]

In Germany, we repair our Stadium seats with a Propane blow torch! They look like they were installed like new! That works perfectly fine!

[@HDMann292]

Yup thats what stadiums do with their sun faded seats makes them look new.

[@capt.e]

Or you can use a heat gun, just not as quick and can be more pin point with attachments

[@sandbar521]

Hey Joey, you don’t have to hit it with a torch immediately you first have to use WD-40 and a Scotch-Brite to get the old material off before you hit it with a torch.

[@RichValentine1972]

First use a mild cleaner and a Scotch pad to loosen it up and then the heat gun or the torch should clear up the rest of it. It’s not easy, but it can be done and I’ll look.

[@davesheffield3620]

I have seen faded bumpers on cars brought back to colour by putting a heat gun on them.

[@Ivansgarage]

ATF works wonders on that plastic crap...

[@idigdaytona4478]

I was thinking he could wet sand with 1,000 grit to get the faded surface material off then Cerakote or something like that. The heat gun may bring the shine back.

[@maint1616]

Every time I watch you I am amazed at your talent to diagnose and make the repair. Another great video.

[@Phil-pw7ko]

when installing shift angle sensor make sure that it is preloaded in correct direction, read manual, have seen quite a few where people plugged in new sensor but didn't set it right

[@davessparetime83]

Just silicone the crack on the sensor. Make sure you run the ESP shifting. Make sure the heat shield wasn't cutting into the sensor.

[@MostWantedOHA]

looks to be that it did and perhaps blew that there fuse ....???

[@groundhog8148]

Deer are going to love you with all the feed you’ve planted

[@greathornedowl3644]

Ol’ Joe needs to invite guys from SeekOne, they’d have a field day deer hunting and fishing in central Wisconsin

[@Sunspot-19]

Joe, you will never. ever get bored of working on these machines. Why? Cause you service all makes and models! i do similar with cars and trucks. Rewarding!! One thing I haven't seen tho', is a simple test light. When you are looking at voltage while running, don't rev, bring the rpm up to ~1500 for 30 seconds.

[@wesleyblanton2432]

The water in the sensor on the Yellow one shorted to ground, that’s why your fuse blew.

[@Kiltylake]

I doubt the water in the sensor caused the fuse to blow. Sensors work on lower amps and voltage and send a signal to the controller. The controller then sends battery voltage and higher amps to the motor.

[@cwitt483]

That was a bargain buy for $1000! Nice work

[@thebigguy8306]

Nice project, hugely popular this time of year. Now let's tear it apart. Great job getting it to shift - that's what a sledgehammer is for

[@bagndux]

I had a 2014 rubicon sold it in 2023 never one issues. It was an absolute tank. Always in water when I was hunting my duck blind. Never let me down!!

[@shadow7796]

Love my 2001 Rubicon. It's usually the shift position sensor or the control motor. I've only used Honda brand sensors to replace mine. I've seen people use cheap Chinese ones, but when they go out, they can cause the swash plate to slam to one side in the Hondamatic unit. SHIFT SENSOR GOING OUT. Makes it sputter in reverse when they do, heard it when you went into reverse in the yard.

[@joshuaengelhardt8874]

For your apple trees. Save you some money. Make a 4 to 6 foot square around your tree and only needs to be about 4ft high. The deer will leave them alone. Great work on the machine

[@allan9603]

Those Rubicons are beasts. I have an older one I ride on the ranch in Montana, and I ride it through trout streams, up steep hills.., and it doesn't miss a beat! I will often ride it into the middle of my trout stream, and fish all day from it. Thanks Joe for showing me how to keep the Rubicon running like new😊

[@Charlton2010]

You must live a good life buddy 😊

[@allan9603]

@@Charlton2010 Everyday I wake up, thank the Lord, read the newspaper and don't see my name in the obituaries.., yes, it's the good life.

[@guymcdaniel9219]

Nowhere on the planet is is good for a trout stream to park and fish from a motor vehicle. Please park on the side and wade it.

[@sarahwhitmire-hoots6111]

Looking at your garden, the deer are eating you up. Get some cheap rags, soak in ammonia, and hang around the field. Just a retired veggies farmer giving a bit of advice!

[@AvocatDude]

Makes me happy when I see one of Joe’s videos in my feed….even though this one’s a little older. Keep pumping out that content man I love it.

[@copperaudio9664]

Nice troubleshooting Joe. Better get those apples protected. The Deer will eat the new leaves over and over and stunt their growth. They will not regrow the missing leaves till next year once they get stripped a couple of times.

[@michaelschlup-c5o]

how much you want to bet the heat from the exhaust shortens the shift angle sensor life... the blue one motor is much tighter...

[@Adam-banshee-man]

Sounds like a shift position sensor The reason it's doing that in reverse is its running on the rev limiter for the reverse but it's not supposed to cut it that much that soon

[@scpatriot5270]

I've owned a 2005 rancher since new the shift angle sensor is the first place i would start.

[@michaelschlup-c5o]

I HAD an 04 Recon... replaced shift angle sensor twice...PIA

[@brentwalls2730]

You may have a worn bearing on the starter causing it to drag and act like a weak battery. Happened on my 2003 rubicon. I would check your valve clearance too, seems to be a bit noisy comparedto mine but it only has 350 hours. I always enjoy watching your videos...great job

[@RobbieGraybeal]

Great work on these! I hope that your garden does well! I moved to the Philippines when I retired a few years ago and gardening here sucks because you either have no rain or too much rain, lol.

[@johnnybgoode6466]

Hi Joe, plant your corn in rows 12 inches apart and the plants 12 inches apart - staggered - it would like an equilateral triangle from above. This way the crops are supported in windy situations and you get a better yield overall. My brother in law from Michicgan taught me this technique and its never failed..

[@ve2cii]

Hi Joe, I would advise you to invest in 3 tools. A mechanics stethoscope so you can listen to where engine noises come from. A 12v battery load tester (not a multi-meter) and a borescope so you can look at pistons and cylinders while the engine is still together. Multimeter is for seeing if the charging system is working. Load tester is for checking the battery condition. Let me know if you want further info.

[@vancejohn4834]

another well done project. Glad to see you use a meter. My dad showed me how to use a meter when I was 12 t/o A Simpson VOM. That was 55 years ago.

[@MrTruckerf]

I am also 67 and jealous, because my dad didn't show me sh*t!

[@jorgearaujo6630]

I saw the entire repair process, you are an expert.

[@bradg1226]

Just noticing first up the neutral light does come on in neutral. Loving seeing something similar to my foreman sport 2006 model only I'm glad I have 5speed shift and a simple 2wd/4wd switch.

[@walk4718]

Congrats on the double win👏 I think I’m gonna enjoy your garden progress as much as the motors 😀

[@stevenbrooks1243]

I have a 02 Rubicon a 00 400ex and a 09 trx700xx glad you have featured all those machines

[@giwrgosdiesel7932]

You can heat up the plastics with a heat gun and become new again but first pressure wash them to clear up

[@jacobselissen5283]

Use a propane torch wand that doesnt have a direct flame like the small torch attachments. This will restore faded plastic. I have seen it done on stadium seats that are plastic and they looked like brand new when they were finished and I have also used this technique and it works well just be careful you don’t burn the plastic. Always keep the flame moving of course

[@rintin1874]

Brilliant video Joe watching from Edinburgh Scotland UK 🇬🇧 👏 👍

[@stephenhaslam680]

Sound troubleshooting techniques and a great pickup for $1,000. The "Land", I am really jealous. A combined track and food plot!

[@kenjohnson5498]

Use an orbital sander going from 150 grit down to 1200 then buff it and the plastic will look brand new

[@01hondascott]

10 seconds into this video and as of the owner of a 2001 450es I am gonna guess it involves the angle sensor lol. I got mine off a guy who practically gave it to me because he thought his transmission was going. 99 dollar angle sensor later and I had a good working bike

[@PaulA-hw6ww]

Rust-Oleum Wipe New strange product but works amazingly well on plastic and will bring it almost back to its original color and luster with very little work it does actually work pretty well I will say the blowtorch method works very well as well but you risk melting things or setting something on fire

[@galendrake4528]

I watched a video of a man just heating the plastics with a propane torch and the color came back like new and it stayed looking good.... You need to first clean the plastics with a greenie. I am a retired mechanic and I love your videos.

[@wayned2315]

You might want to try some STP Son Of A Gun! Protectant, on your yellow ATV, which claims to shine and protect vinyl, rubber, and plastic by reducing the effects of ultraviolet (sunshine). I've used it on oxidized metal clad patio doors, which worked well for a number of years after one application. Clean the surface before applying. I found it in an automotive supply store.

[@panphat2006]

just idea i have always wondering if the stuff the use on car headlight stuff that clear up headlight if that would fix ur plastics just a thought

[@michaelgalli8269]

That sensor didn't get cut it got melted bye the heat sheld

[@edwardhanna86]

FOR PLASTICS. Get a headlight renewal kit. It contains many finer and finer grit papers and then buffer and buffer compound. There is a certain brand to be found on Szabo KZbin he used to redo a light. And because lights are plastics it works same as body. Basically as good as new.

[@travisr896]

Seen a few other videos online of guys restoring plastics on their dirt bikes and quads. Most use a razor blade and scrape lightly scrape off the edges of the deeper scratches.Then they use lower to high grid wet sandpaper to lightly get out all the minor scratches.Then follow that with like some guys commented using a torch to bring the brightness back while finishing off with a wax and buffing wheel.

[@greathornedowl3644]

Good looking rig, Honda should only require a little “tinkering” inexpensive to fix and maintain. Quick flip, or addition to Joe’s World of Wheels. Today’s $2 idea, your opening, walk around discussing purchase could be a SHORT to drive views and subscriptions

[@darrylryder8114]

You can use your heat gun on high to clear the plastics. That heat gun that you have will do the trick. I don't know whether or not you need a torch or not but I would definitely try the heat gun first

[@johnbeattie5765]

How is it that you know so much about various small engines and drive trains ? ✌ out from ( Canada ) 🇨🇦 🇨🇦

[@ibannymous]

The deer stand on their back legs and love apple leaves. I have the same issues on my farm.

[@michi_danksta]

You can restore those plastics. Just like an old paint job.....start sanding with scotch Brite to remove dirt then begin sanding in stages. It'll come back

[@LittleCoyot]

I’ve watched HOURS of your vids man , I wish I had your knowledge of mechanics , dreading the day I run out of your vid’s. (Even tho I rewatch a lot of them) 👍

[@radioace318la]

Had much of the same issue but mine was stuck in 4th gear. Not even the manual shift tool from the toolbox would change to any other gear. I did a little research and learned my Rancher ES had a shifting fork (for the lack of a better word) notorious for snapping off. In fact, Honda issued a bulletin about this issue. Yeah, I had to remove one case and pull the clutch to access it. a 20 dollar part. Sure enough, it was split in half and would not rotate the shifting mechanism. I slapped a new one in. It was much beefier than the original. That was two years ago. Still working perfectly. Cheers from Louisiana.

[@AnthonyRBlacker]

Apple trees are pretty resilient Joe. Yeah a fence would definitely help, but they should be ok.. you'd be surprised if you plan a fig tree, in the winter man you can cut the fig tree back to basically the trunk and next October / November you'd have a million figs.

[@MD-xr5zw]

Looking good. Try using a torch to shine up the plastics. I have seen people do this for faded plastic seats at a stadium. Good luck.

[@johnb5519]

Just put some JB weld on that sensor to plug the wholes.

[@dougaranda6187]

Those things (ES) are junk. I bought a new 2006 and had nothing but trouble with it. Had to have the trans rebuilt, then it started doing the same thing again, so I sold it at a loss. Someone got a three year old, low hour machine for $1,900. Oh, and the deer will chomp those beans sprouts in a flash, like in one night.

[@user-jp8tl1wi7g]

One more thing, Vinnie is very lucky to have you as his Dad.

[@motoadi95]

dogs and pets are not children :)

[@greathornedowl3644]

Ditto, Joe seemingly has the patience of a saint. Ideal pet owner and father. Where is the 2Vinnie channel?

[@tuguybear930]

@@motoadi95 Being a good pet owner is remarkably similar to being a good father.

[@uberalles9797]

​@@tuguybear930Yet not LITERALLY being a father

[@Alwayswatchin2534]

Faded plastic try off bug repellent, it worked on mine. And it's great for yellow headlights too.

[@artfletes5901]

For your trees,take a 5gallon bucket add 1 dozen eggs and beef broth,stir it up,cover it up for a week and the spray your trees.Garantee deer will not mess with your trees for 1-2 months.It will smell bad for about an hour ,then the smell is gone.We used it on young almond trees that were getting chewed up by deer.

[@chriswall1667]

Are there any updates on the Husaberg? Did anyone take up your offer to try and start it?

[@glenjohnston6668]

I use a heat gun on the plastics of seadoo's and it works pretty good. Try to clean the dirt off as much as possible

[@2-STROKEFUN]

For the faded plastics try this it really works. Boiled linseed oil and you cut it with paint thinner or mineral spirits. Some people use scotchbrite pads or use several gradients of wet sanding ..then wipe on the oil mixture. It does have to dry though

[@AlAmantea]

You can usually take a heat gun to the plastics and get them to color back up at least 50% better than what you start with. As long as the plastic itself isn't degraded or crumbling, the color can be drawn back out with the heat gun. A propane torch can used as well, but you have to be extremely careful not to burn the plastic. This trick works on black abs as well as the colored plastics used on bikes, atvs, cars, trucks, pretty much any vehicle.

[@wayne-oo]

Great to see you putting food plots in for the deer !

[@OldRazorback]

Good morning Joe! I've been watching your videos for over a year now, but I watch them on my television. This is the first time I've commented. My comment is about your apple trees being browsed upon by deer. I have a quick fix for this problem. Go to your barber and ask for a bag of cut hair. If you put this human hair around the base of your trees, the deer won't go near them. I realize this sounds too east, but I used to grow certain plants (which shall remain unidentified) out in the woods and along tree lines where the deer would browse. If human hair stopped the deer from destroying my plants, I should work for your apple trees. Have a great day my friend! Sarge

[@jacksat2252]

Always test a battery under load. There are battery testers that can do this and are not that expensive. You can measure 12, 5 v and think it is okay but as soon you put some load on it “like a start motor de voltage drops 10 or 8 volts which is not enough to spin de start motor to appropriate rpm.

[@brianpappas8260]

The rear brake on mine the pedal was seized and cable was fine. Take the pin out and pound off the pedal wire brush and marine grease and works like new.

[@andrewroberts8993]

Angle sensor or shift motor seized. Then perform the initial setting procedure.

[@willhutton1516]

Quick tip! You can start these quads in gear. You have to hold the front handle brake. Not the rear brake.

[@ridingacres9993]

I use a razor blade and a heat gun or blow torch to restore the plastics a razor blade scrapes that weathered junk off and cleans it up nicely

[@daleotto5748]

Use plastic polish and steel wool and as well as a heat gun and I have even had to use a propane torch or any touch flame to just go over the sacrifices to remelt the top layer and being careful not over heat the plastic to melt the or worn the plastic. I have had good luck with steel wool 00 and a scotch bright pad and 1,2,3 stage plastic polish depending on how good you want it to get more of the color might need to do all starting off just getting all the contaminants off . Lots of elbow grease and few tools like drill and several sizes of pads and discs, buffing wheels and or polisher and waxing to protect it from more damage from the sun and wether.. good luck. God Bless Dale

[@Andy-nm9dw]

Restoring the plastics on my quad I ended up using wet sand paper to get rid of the faded rough areas and after I got to 1500 I coated with cheap ceramic coat it has looked great for years. The heat gun method I have tried but looks blotchy.

[@jerrydickson1108]

I like your videos. You are patient and methodical. You are going to have truckloads of pumpkins! Wow. Deer can jump very high. Good luck!

[@kendallreeves5665]

There is a sequence to go through to reset the shifting. You Tube has a video of the procedure.

[@CostaMesaPhotography]

I've been watching your channel for a while and have a question... You've shown a storage unit where you keep a collection of certain machines you've fixed, but the others, like to two ATVs you fixed in this video--do you sell those? You never talk about selling the machines you fix...I'm assuming you must do that?

[@jeffreyness9741]

At 26 minutes in please tell me you'll reset the clock. Where is Vinny ? Another great video by the way .

[@toddabbott781]

Heat gun can sometimes clean up plastics.

[@tonyaxeman4381]

Get a load tester . Amperage is a different animal to voltage .

[@hypercamero2ss474]

A Razor blade will do the job. Just go over lightly and smoothly, then IF NEED BE lightly wet sand, and you're good to go. A heat gun will not work DUE to the contaminates bedded into the plastics, aswell the top layer is brittle. Keep up THE GREAT VIDEOS.

[@speedfreak8200]

Don't use a torch Joe, this is the best video I have ever found " DIY Plastic Repair part one" McNasty Customz very good tutorial starting with a sander, with coarse sandpaper then finish with mothers aluminum polish. Turns out glossy like new. You got a damn nice. I've seen several videos that do not recommend fire. Thx

[@dodge33445]

Sweet! I love seeing people get good deals that are easy fixes!

[@bleakyfinder2692]

Restore Plastics, i used a blow torch or a heat gun, worked for me many times.

[@briancorty4348]

Check code Can you run it through a diagnostics and see what error code you get? That may help narrow things down. Some of the items work off resistance so having water in a connector or part would change the resistance of that item and may throw it into limp mode. 1. Turn ignition to off 2. place tranny in nuetral 3. put on parking brake so the quad does not move. 4. Press both shift buttons (up and down), and hold them in, while turning the key to on. Make sure the N appears for gear position. Release the buttons. 5. wait 5 secs,and then press both the switches again.and hold them in for at least 3 seconds, then release the switches. The codes should flash if there are any. To delete an old code, do the above and when the code appears, that you want to delete, press the switches.

[@graggcain9496]

Joe go to stoney ridge farm see how he put up a fence around his garden beds to keep the deer out I believe they are eating your buds on your apple trees. Good video on the Honda rubicon’s.

[@Robin-by7nd]

You're a good mechanic are you self taught, keep up the good work, enjoy your videos. By the way do you hunt the deer on your property ?

[@charlesfoleysr6610]

When you have an allen bolt stripped out, take a small grinding disc and cut a slot in the top and take it out with a flat blade screw driver.

[@vintagemxer9165]

Rocky Mills and Kaplan America and others have good videos on restoring plastics - Rocky Mills has one for YOUR yellow ATV even.

[@vincentbyron7086]

The cap for the diff is the same as a tappet cover that is used on everything from a Honda Cub and up to CB 750s.You can get one from a scrap bike.

[@ChrisLee-UK]

Looks like the heatshield slipped and burned the top of the sensor. Nice, simple fix though Joe.Try a heatgun on the plastics, sometimes brings it back a bit better :D

[@minnesotatomcat]

A hand torch works great to freshen up plastics, but make sure they are very clean first on light color plastics like that or it’ll stain it. Might even have to do a light sanding first but a quick dance with the torch should make them look much better 👍

[@harold18659]

For a quick restoration, use a heat gun on plastics. UV protectant after. If you store the quad outside you'll need to reapply UV every 3-6 month.

[@billwest3366]

The heat shield you removed from above the angle sensor I well imagine , is what caused the crack in the sensor . Probably melted , vibrated through it .

[@resurrectiongarage1506]

I have an atv shop here in Arkansas and I’ve encountered so many newer Hondas with similar problems but the owners never want to put money into them. There is a hack mechanic here that converts them back to an analog system to eliminate all the electronics, I refuse to do that. I will convert certain years of sportsman’s to the older system to eliminate the troublesome pdm but that’s as far as I’m willing to go on down conversions.

[@basilbrushbooshieboosh5302]

1. See if your rear diff cap and the snapped off threads fit together without any shattered parts missing. If bits are missing, they could be tumbling around in the diff. 2. When you checked the rear diff oil I thought it looked milky, maybe. Wouldn't hurt to check properly.

[@taboo243]

I use steel wool for the plastics to remove all the old dried up coat then go over it with a torch to get rid of the scratches

[@luuk-out-below9804]

Good fixes Joe. As far as batteries in this stuff you can't really go by just a voltage reading. Even if it read 12.6 at no load which is basically full charge, the next step is to see if it can hold that voltage under load. People let these toys set for weeks or months and the batteries just sulfate and loose capacity and are junk after 2 years or less. Always plug them on a good smart tender when parked for more than a few days and they will last 5-7 years or more.

[@MM_in_Havasu]

That's a pretty dumb place to put the angle sensor, an electronic device, right under the exhaust pipe. Heat shield or not, plenty of heat there to cause resistance of any kind in the circuit, and access is not very easy either. Those round caps like the one that was broken off in the rear diff should be a dime a dozen, Honda used those in many motorcycles over the years from final drive covers to tappet covers on CB750 SOHC Hondas and many other Honda singles and twins. Looks like a pretty good score otherwise, thanks man! Glad you got them both fixed OK, and you learned some more good knowledge!

[@isaacmathewsmusic]

We have a 450 Forman that has the esp, but also the option the put a foot shifter on it. The esp never worked great and was always clunky so we just ordered the foot shifter from the dealer and never had to mess with the electronic shifter. Way better.

[@caseymorris3537]

Awesome video! Just bought an 04 rancher AT and learned a lot

[@Hardcorediver44]

Try using a heat gun method. Like the plastic caps that cover pick up truck bumpers. Mpve the heat back and forth so you don't burn through.