Transmission Removal - Polaris Sportsman 850 Service Manual

TRANSMISSION REMOVAL

1. Position the vehicle on a level surface.
2. Remove the seat and side panels.
3. Disconnect negative (-) battery cable.
4. Remove rear cab and both footwells.
5. Thoroughly clean the engine, transmission and
chassis.
6. Drain the transmission fluid.
7. Remove the outer PVT cover:
• SPORTSMAN / SCRAMBLER MODELS: Remove the
left rear wheel and lower left-hand frame support.
• TOURING MODELS: Remove the rear skid plate.
8. Remove the PVT intake duct from the transmission,
and the PVT outlet duct from the inner PVT cover.
9. Using a 6 mm Ball Allen, remove the (4) bolts
retaining the rear propshaft to the rear gearcase
input shaft. Slide the shaft off the transmission output
shaft and out from the vehicle.
10. Disconnect the wheel speed sensor located on the
lower right-hand side of the transmission.
11. Disconnect the gear selector switch from the top of
the transmission.
12. Disconnect the linkage rod from the gear selector.
13. Remove the high tension leads from the engine and
remove the (2) nuts from each exhaust flange at the
engine.
14. Remove the exhaust springs retaining the exhaust
pipe to the silencer and remove the pipe from the
vehicle.
TRANSMISSION
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