Seller Said This Quad Was a SIMPLE Fix...$900 Polaris Scrambler 500 4x4
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- I buy a cheap $900 Polaris Scrambler 500 4x4 quad that the seller siad was going to be a simple fix. #Polaris, #EasyFix, #500cc
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Oh my god the old garage. Nostalgic
Yep I had this video saved for a while because it was so long. Decided today was a good day to post it lol.
That's why there was snow
Vintage video
Love it!
@@2vintage I was thinking theres no way they have snow already 🤣
I had one just like it, got mine for $500. The guys daughter rolled it, didn't have any spark either. New CDI, voltage regulator, and coil. Problem was the spark plug boot. Fun to rip 🙏🏼
Got a Scrambler 500 4x4 off market place. Guy said it didn't need anything. Well after spending around $600 buck to fix everything it really needed, it turned out to be a fun ride. My son rdes it almost every day.
Best dad ever
Am I the only one that got exited to see and hour and a half long video from vintage 😅
Right
I did ZERO fast forwarding too!!
Watching an idiot for over an hour, what were you thinking?
I truly admire your patience and perseverance!
I worked at a plant that made Polaris exhaust very low quality, but they did switch to stainless steel on a lot of different models. Alot of the welds still look like crap though
Work hard and follow what you love! Joe your a great inspiration for those who want to do something similar keep them coming we'll keep watching
I've been binge watching your channel. Love the content (I'm trying to make time in my life to get back into doing what you do but man kids and work and all) I'm hoping to get you trending and get that 500k subs then a million, you do great work thanks for filming it!
Remind me of HS working in a cold garage w/ friends trying to fix a snow machine. Ah, memories.
Your methodical process is inspiring.
Wtf is this, an old video you had stashed in the vault..lol..it just shows how far you have come Joe..you should be proud of yourself dude..you definitely deserve it..
The longer videos are great, and the 500 scrambler is an awesome machine.
Love the videos Joe I’ve seen every single video posted to this date haven’t missed a single one! I love ‘em keep up the amazing work love it!
Wow thanks for watching!
same, i find it amusing but also i do learn a bit from it. seeing him fix it makes me think about what i need to do to fix my quads (am just way slower i take months and do lil part here and there) and lately good deals are hard to find... so iam trying to fix those quad i still have that needs to be fixed
I was thinking that you should stay close to the house until you verified everything is working as it should be. Remember this valuable lesson in the future. Blue Sky's.
you always know over here in the UK when they put just needs a carb clean, that it's never that at all 9 times out of 10.
Longest video I’ve ever watched and the best. And I’m not mechanically inclined. Thank you very much.
Bloody'ell mate , you get winter there quick . An epic video . Your methodical approach is an inspiration .
Love the video. It is a nice quad, you should have put it up on jackstands and fired it up and engaged the 4x4 to see if it was working properly. I know its an old video but if you still have the quad, that's what I would do just to make sure it's workin. Great video Joe. Keep up the great work and can't wait to see what you fix next.
Old school style with the intro and FB listing! Picking up the Beast!!
Almost fell off my chair when I saw the snow !! 😆
Why?
That thing needs a new primary clutch ... The one it has now has a chunk missing
I would be way more concerned about that then an old belt .
Agree
if you dont tell i wont either 😅
did you see how bad it moved around when he put the belt on looked like the bearings are bad to
You are a hard working young man. Good on you. Keep it up. There are way to many bums in this country today.
I am assuming this is an old video that you just made and released, but your new belt isn't going to last long with a huge piece broken off the inner sheave on your primary. Good job on pointing out the front hubs filled with grease instead of oil. I just learned something, thanks.
Here's some more for ya, they also have to be filled with the PROPER oil, or they still wont work.
Yep should be filled at minimum with automatic transmission fluid.
He purposely didn't mention it but he 100% saw and noticed it. He didn't say anything because he knows it's at least $200 for a decent used clutch with no weights or spring. This is why guys part these out and don't fix. They will have more money into fixing than it's worth
Damn Joe, 1.5 hour video. Awesome. Your videos are always too short, I always enjoy them.
i love the longer video keep up the great videos glad i got new quads and came back to watching all your recent videos
When you said snow... I thought you were joking, then had to do a double take on when this was posted. The cool front just knocked us down a few degrees here in Texas.
Cool diagnostic videos. Amazing that sometimes its the simple things that gets these back up and running. Then there are times that it kicks our butt too.
I had a new 2001 for about 12 years. It was very heavy and had a ton of grease fittings. The shift indicator lights often were funky, other than that it was a great fun ride. Great engine with lots of power back in it's day!
Beautiful work done here mate really good job restoring it to working condition
Good vid joe!. Youve really been killing it.
I do like the whole progression of getting the quad going over a long period I enjoyed the video
Trigger coil works as the magnet goes past it it doesn’t matter if the magnet is rusty or not
My father and I had a 250 trailboss and he had the scrambler 500 2wd version And as I got older, the scrambler became mine and that thing was one of the fastest quads of its day And mine was the 2 wheel drive to Stroke. And it would dust a stock 400 EX around the same year.
I have a 97 Polaris scrambler 400 2 stroke and it’s damn near bulletproof! Had for 8 years beating the crap outta of it and always started. Welded the spark plug to the head because it always popped out. Took all the grease before every ride. Fast af! Always almost hit 70mph running on 8-ply tires!!
The old garage! Great work as always.
You made my day joe, a nice long video and its a scrambler. I was thinking holy smokes there's already snow then I realized this was before you put the door in the old garage lol. Did you get the 4x4 working and take her for a good rip before selling it?
Well done! I hate working on stuff in the frozen cold!
That scared the crap out of me all that snow I thought for sure it was going to head my way, but then I realized that you’re in your old house not the new one.So that was cool video keep them coming love the Contant me and my daughter are looking for a rolling chassis. Yz 250 or 125 to do a project
i have a 2001 4x4 Scrambler 500 HO. Love it. Tons of power and I have the OEM manual stating 40 HP and 571lbs dry weight. AWESOME FIND! Be safe my friend :)
My cfmoto 600 has 41 hp and is 900+lb xD I think that scrambler is way faster than my 2022 cfmoto lol.
lol 35 hp tops
@@shawncordeiro5078 Where did you dyno yours? Mine said 40 also.
bro you are amazing , im glad i found your channel, of course i suscribed !
thanks for making a video on this scrambler 500
i own a couple polaris atv's , but not one of these ( i want one ) and now even more because you made this video and i would know how to work on it or at least how to troubleshoot any issues when i get one .
Being basically right across from you in michigan the snow made me sad til I saw you were in the old shop
I just sold that exact model 2001 scrambler 500 4x4. i had it for 4 years and it was a maintenance nightmare most of the time. When I purchased it (for 2000) It needed a lot I didnt realize as well. new primary clutch,belt, breaks, master cylinders, caliper, petcock, tie rod ends, wheel and axle bearings carb kit and tires. Always ran great though..... Had it up for 2000 on marketplace ( all fixed)ended up letting it go for 1500. Good luck I'd run but I am nowhere near as skilled as urself.
This video is from your archives! i can tell from the garage! 😂 Must of been 1st winter in your new old house. Been watching a long time 😎
It's the mower man isn't it jo.. he's made you move back to the old house.. he was doing your head in with the mower.. lol 🤙🤙 great vid once again..🤙🤙
Reverse 4x4 is with the yellow button only, try it but the forward 4x4 only engages when it senses the rear tires spinning so give it a bit of throttle. I know youll prob figure this all out before this video ends tho lol
Ahh the old faithful garage, probably insulated too lol. My dad used to have a 03 300 two stroke scrambler 4x4, its what i took my first ride on and holy this is along video that ill probably show my dad cause he likes this kinda stuff like me. Keep up the good work!!!
Edit: i changed my profile pic and name cause me and my buddy are gonna try to do the same thing as you
When I do an oil change, I use a paint marker and write on the filter date and hours or miles. Anyway, you do some amazing work. HIGH FIVE JOE.
Keep up the good work. Thanks for the long video. Please do more
awesome video! glad to see the old garage again haha
those trails up in appleton seem fun, I am thinking about bringing my sons 110 crf and my klr650 up there this summer.
Dude I was scared when I see that snow lol. Then I realized it's filmed at a later time lol
Nice content n good job.
I have a 2000 Polaris Scrambler 400 I've had for twenty years now, been a pretty good quad for me.
Gotta be a old video. Still great. Love seeing the 4x4 wheelers.
TH-cam has been good to you due to your hard work with the house swaps.
I do not miss repairing my old Polaris 400 Sport. From quirky design flaws to the OEM parts just not holding up thru race conditions. Decent quads for just tooling around the house or farm, but I would not recommend racing them
It's usually a bad sign when there's missing parts especially with the electronics, if the wires shit taken out and missing, thats a pretty good sign there's something wrong that they couldn't figure out and just gave up on it.
You have to be the best motorcycle mechanic I’ve seen I wish you could fix a few machines for me!
Really??
@@bradjenkins932 what?
@@bradleyhyland2953 The best motorcycle mechanic... You really think so???
@@bradjenkins932 I do yeah. Why?
@@bradleyhyland2953 That's sad.
I didn't hear anything about snow so this must be an old video 💯💯
Another banger. Thanks for the content.
Fun video. Good job on the Polaris rescue.
The old garage! I have a 2 scrambler 400 2 strokes.. fun quads!
What a coincidence! You one a prize from me too! Just send me a current CC number to receive it! 🎊🎁
I put wide head sheet metal screws in the tread of the tires when I road my Tecate 4 in the winter on ice covered trails and lakes.
Well done, I like the > 37:23 camera were did u get it
theres fluid in the front hubs that you haveto get from the delear there also known for the 4x4 switch to stop working
Also I think on those the front hubs have a electric locking system for it to lock in the four wheel drive in the hubs.
Love you vids man, really inspiring, making me want to kick the Audi out the garage and start buying and resurrecting old bikes n quads! Keep it up bro !👍
Im very impressed with the work u do. Myself I do the same things as u do. Yes I'm from Burlington wi and anything around here or in Wisconsin ATV s snowmobile beat up
The carb could have been cleaned but it sat with today's fuel in it and it doesn't take long that's for sure.
Great job on the scrambler.
Yeah I picked up my 2003 Suzuki Vinson 500 from someone on CL. He said all it needed was the rear break fixed. Never mentioned that the dang frame was bent. You literally had to cock the handle bars in one direction to go straight and because of the bend the front wheels were cambered off to one side. He also said it was a 2006. People are freaking liars when it comes to selling things.
yeah I feel ya, I bought a tractor off of FB and when I got the tractor home...the seller had already vanished. Needless to say I had to purchase a new head for this 21HP briggs. I was lucky to have a customer that was in the market for one
Why i got lucky when I bought a TRX250X, guy told me what's missing and what needed to be done, did it and it worked for about half a year now its got a rattling sound
U gota check the vin pl don't ways know o r remember. Also there off-road it won't be perfect always. 8k new or frac used.
U never know. I had a worn sprocket in a used bike blew the valve. Rebuilt it it's fine 2k but I got the bike for 2k new 12k.
The belt was fine the sprocket was old so now all new
I'd replace that neutral safety switch to cause it control that trigger coil also through the wiring harness to. yes your right about to. That trigger needs replaced on that engine joe. Along with that neutral safety switch to possibly.
Thoughs were fun...Still one at my neighbors house sitting outside for yrs. now..I use to know.them inside and out... Your good
Sounds like it could use a little more idle. Its kinda low idling when it sits and runs. Itll also help with the gear change as well.
U my man are dedicated I can tell by the way it looks out there it was friggn cold my fingers wouldn’t have let me do that for very long lol
Hey not sure if you noticed but at 2400 in video you are having screws that are stripped out! But if you look very closely you will see the tip of your Phillips head screwdriver has an extended tip on it. Just take a little off the tip on a grinder wheel and some of the stripped screws will go away! Love your contents of your videos!
Buy set of correct Japanease screw drivers.Looks similar to Philips.
the cv axle being loose in the diff could be a bearing in the diff housing.
also buy some JIS screwdrivers for those carb screws.
So on pretty much all Polaris’ especially the scrambler the front brake controls all 3 brakes, it’s kind of annoying sometimes like when trying to do donuts and burnouts but on the trials it’s kind of nice to have !
That bike makes a great woods bike. Small, power,4x4 great trail bike!
Great job Joe!
My Mom's ex husband used to have a 500 Polaris scrambler, it was prolly around an early 2000s model and looked similar to that one, maybe a little more sportier, it ran pretty good. I think it was a 2 stroke, I could be mistaken or he didn't know what he had but I'm pretty sure he said it was a 2 stroke. It didn't sound like a conventional 2 stroke like a 250R or any others but it was an automatic and wasn't a racing 4 wheeler so it didn't scream but I don't remember it sounding like this one. But I rode it a couple times and I liked the fact it was an automatic, makes trail riding more fun.
400 were 2 strokes the 500 were 4 strokes if I remember right, been a long time.. had a few with bad transmissions (must have been common as I had a couple), or the 4WD didnt work (like this one). pretty easy fix (4WD), taking the transmission out not so fun.
I feel like this thing has never really been looked after well.
Always patched up to get it running again, perhaps an oil-change (sure..), and then sold on.
Meaning, it needed "some" tlc because it never had any tlc before... ^ ^
I’m not sure why you think the Polaris 4 wheel drive is junk. I think it works well, and you get true four wheel drive, not three wheels.
I agree
One after another and a real brain tester
But it never beat you, That’s Admirable 👍
I watch all ur videos haven’t missed one for years keep them coming! How old was this video? Why so delayed
Your a hard working young man keep it up I'm not giving you shot I'm a early 2000s mx atv racer I ran banshee in open class then raptor in open class
love your work man 👌
Also u need a plastic welder. I got one and ill never look back like 30 bux. And comes with 100 different assortment of sizes. Do it from behind then let it cool and cut the pin studs off. Works amazing. Touch up pen if you even need it
Just now figured out this is from last year! Why did it take me so long? Because I'm stupid, that's all.
The old garage man crazy 😢
Not 100% sure if it was the same on the scramblers or not but I had the 250 2 stroke and the front brake lever actually controlled a 60/40 split and worked on both front and rear brakes it was actually kind of nice tbh
that is wierd, usual the foot pedal does 50/50 ish and handle bar levers does front and if they have the other side rear. (on automatic qauds)
My 500 brake controls all brake front handle 😊
Just got a 2022 scrambler and same thing brake lever does all wheels and pedal does the rear
Oh shoot, I've been working on a 2000 scrambler 500 4x4 I picked up for $500 and it went from a simple wiring job to a whole top end rebuild :d funny how someone I watch is dealing with one of these too
You're very good at working on those machines 👍
I sold mine for 2500 running good not the best looking but ran good about a month ago it definitely worth some money
Man, saw that carb open and my first thought was "new carb time" 😂. One thing you can say about Polaris, is they sure didn't copy much from the Japanese mfgs, did they 😉. Great job untangling all that mess!!
Those are fun. You'll enjoy it, like a sportsman but sporty...
The plugs in all those are pain to get in to. It turned over perfect, I hear them bout every day. Even when they do sound sick turning over they fire and take right off... enjoy.
Just bought a 300ex guy claimed it needed carb work well it turned over and had no compression well turned out to be a broken piston and a bent rod ! So I used a socket extension and a pipe and got the rod bent back I figured that if I can get some fun out of it I will I put a new top end on and I am still working on it
When you're selling something and you promise to hold it, here's how to do it without getting screwed or screwing someone over.
Ask the person how long they will take to get there, then add 2 hours for them.
Tell them to keep their PHONE ON, so you can keep in touch.
When number 2 calls, inform them of the situation and your promise to number 1.
If number 1 doesn't show up at the appointed time and doesn't answer his phone after 5 attempts, he's now in number 2 position and you contact number 2 to inform him.
If number 1 shows up out of the blue, he's gotta wait for number 2.
It's the fairest way to handle this.
I bought a sprotsman and they packed the hubs with grease also was a pain in the ass to clean out but 4x4 worked great after that
Can’t belt he has snow already I’m in Tennessee and the weather is 80 plus and sunny . I don’t think I would work on that in the cold but Joe keeps on going
I had a blown timing sprocket it jumped timing but now it's mew sprockets n belts on a Atk. 93 never been restored so gud for another 30years
Being sold from underneath you...I had a dude that did that with me for a 67 mustang convertible...I was furious...choice words were flying