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Posted by: WhoDatInDaMud
My 500 TRV has done this gear grind a couple of times. I've made it a habit to shift to neutral when shifting out of low to high range. Have never experienced the problem when going to neutral before high. I have to adjust the idle often due to it being cold here. I may crank it up two or three half turns when its 10 degrees and turn it back down again after the engine has warmed up. Althought he engine RPM didnt seem to be related to the shifting problem. I wonder - maybe I should switch to synthetic oil??
Posted by: JohnO
My 500i has always been a bit reluctant to go from low to high range. More often than not, the shifter won't move all the way forward unless I either rock it back and forth a lot, or put the regular transmission in gear and give it a bit of gas, and then it finally goes all the way forward.
No problem going hi to low.
Posted by: FUFIGHTER
Sounds to me like your gears are meshing together you might need an adjustment an your shift lever. It could also be your bike is new and needs to be worked in, take it to the dealer have him look at it. I had the same problem but it went away by itself, but i'd still get the dealers opinion. If I'm not mistaken it sounds like a clicking or ticking noise until you come to a stop right?
Posted by: FUFIGHTER
I could see the idle being a problem, try adjusting, it MNCAT might be right aswell!! I too notice my bike ran a high idle just never suspected that would be the problem. like I said earlier mine went away on its own though and I know that at the dealer they turn the idle up pretty good to get the bike started once assembled out of the crate this might be it.
Posted by: peteyz24
mine does this every now and again, what i have narrowed it down to being is that the range doesnt move fully into gear when you shift it, if you shift the range then rock you machine back and forth a bit you should have no problems at all, i havent since i started doing this anyway
Posted by: peteyz24
didnt know you had an auto, i have a manual so that would make things different
Posted by: TRV
It is most likely the idle is too high. I have a TRV and as it brokein the idle increased and did the same thing. Turn the idle down after it warms up and that should cure it. My dealer said when the idle is too high and you are in low 4 wheel drive and go to high range the clutch is partially engaged and will not allow proper engagement. That is the lovely sound you are hearing! I typically turn the idle up when I start it to warm it up and then after 15 minutes or so turn it down pretty low but not low enough it would die.
Posted by: MnCat
You didn't say if it was a auto or manual. Mine is a auto and took it to the dealer last week for the same type of problem. He said my idle was too high and that the belt was still moving. He adjusted the idle as low as he could. So far so good...........
Posted by: MnCat
Mine tended to do it after it had been warmed up. I also thought my idle was low enough. He turned it down to just barely idles. It was about 10 degrees today and I had no problems. Try tweaking down your idle and see what happens
Posted by: MnCat
Red,
When talking to your dealer, make sure he reports your complaint to Artic. This way it is recorded as a customer complaint on your Cat and if something does happen (hope not!) at least there is a record of you bringing it in for this problem. May just help for warrenty reasons.......
Posted by: CR724
My 04 400i manual sticks from reverse to high just like AKFIREMAN's does. I've only got about twenty miles on it so far. I'll leave it alone for now. I may have to make the adjustment later on even though I almost got ran over backing out of a driveway trying to get out of the middle of the road. I had that deer in the headlights look trying to grab the right gear.
Posted by: akfireman
I have the 400I Manual, If the machine is idling high it has a problem going from reverse to high range, but when low idling it is fine, its obviously that the gears arent meshing correctly, but also you can adjust the linkage on the transfer, there is a E-clip at the transfer case end of the shift rod, pull the E-clip, the linkage slips off, and is threaded so that you can adjust it, that helped mine alot, it shifts alot better now. before it felt like the it wasnt coming all the way out of reverse, now i know it does.
Posted by: Syrupdawg
My 300 Arctic Cat 2x4 did that to. You may want to get it checked on because after about a year my tranny stared slipping really bad and i dont have a clue why it did.
Posted by: Redcruiser500AC
Hello all. I have been looking at the AC for a very long time now and I went out a few days ago and got a 500 with the mrp rack. Anyway I have a tranny ? I was in 4 high and everything was great. Then I stopped and put it in 4 low. Everything went well also. Then i went back to 4 high everything went well I moved about 10 feet and the atv slowed down and made a clicking noise. I suddenly hit the brake for about 10 sec and then i started to hit the gas and it was like nothing ever happend. it always happens when i go from Low back to high. Is this normal the sound when it happend sounded like it was around the aux pull starter. Thanks
Posted by: Redcruiser500AC
Yea, it sounds like a ticking or clicking, well I will see I have only had it a few days. I have not had time yet to really go and break in the engine. I only have about 1 mile on it. You know being new at it I dont know what noise is normal and what is not. Thanks
Posted by: Redcruiser500AC
Yes, it is a Auto. Right now I think the gears just need to wear in they my be meshing tightly. It sounds like the I idle it about right when warmed up. It has a really low idle when it is cold when you first start it. Well it also is 32 degrees out side. But I starts great in cold weather.
Posted by: Redcruiser500AC
Hello all thanks for the info, I will have time to play with it today When the motor warms up I will turn down the idle a bit and see what happens, I will tell you all what happens I know the dealer was playing with the idle speed. Thanks.
Posted by: Redcruiser500AC
Well, Today we had about 7" of snow and it is still coming down and this thing is a arctic blast. Anyway I turned down the idle a bit and it seemed to help but not much. I tried it 2 times the first time it did well and the second time it didnt catch. I will ask the dealer about it. Anyway I think I will shift from L to N Until the engine and everything breaks in properly I like that way better. I will not be working L that offen anyway only when I am pulling something heavy. Thanks
