hi everyone, im the new owner of a 2003 400 ultramatic. This is my first atv. I picked it up not running for 500 bucks. Initially it looked pretty good other than the obvious flat tires etc. It had been sitting for years under a tarp. Had it running in a couple hours. There was a broken wire to the ignition switch. A few hundred bucks in parts and it should be good as new. A couple things I noticed though:
Front driveshaft going into the diff is leaking
When I press the 4wd button, I can't hear anything, like a solenoid or actuator. Motor off, power on.
Everything else seems like routine maintenance but these 2 things have me a bit concerned.
I still think its a good deal at 500 bucks but is there anything I need to know before I dive in to these 2 problems?
I want to do a bit of a resto on it, bring it back to near new condition. What common problems should I be looking for etc. Someone said it was an '03 because it doesn't have the high/low range trans, just F-N-R on the shifter.
When I buy new tires, can I go up to 26's without a big loss of performance or should I stick with the stock 25" size.
Thanks everyone
Front driveshaft going into the diff is leaking
When I press the 4wd button, I can't hear anything, like a solenoid or actuator. Motor off, power on.
Everything else seems like routine maintenance but these 2 things have me a bit concerned.
I still think its a good deal at 500 bucks but is there anything I need to know before I dive in to these 2 problems?
I want to do a bit of a resto on it, bring it back to near new condition. What common problems should I be looking for etc. Someone said it was an '03 because it doesn't have the high/low range trans, just F-N-R on the shifter.
When I buy new tires, can I go up to 26's without a big loss of performance or should I stick with the stock 25" size.
Thanks everyone
