1999 polaris xcsp 700 reverse problem

[cr125rider]

b.lee--- i here ya man.. i gotta 2001 sno pro and no damn snow to ride it here!
about the second week of dec. i got it rebuilt, and we got about 1 ft. of powder, and it was still huntin season so i got some powder riding in. then the snow left and came back in a week for like 3 days. its been like this ALL frickin year. oonly have been out about 3 times up to one of our local bars.


supposed to have a big snowstorm this week tho, 2 foot of snow they be callin.

[kx125kid]

i got no snow to ride mine this year either. i think i jinxed myself geting anew sled. lol

[cr125rider]

ya.... that would suck. jet stream is supposoed to change my way on feb. the 8 which is very very good.

my dad said when we was workin on his sled, "there. My sled is ready to be set up and no f-n snow to ride it.!!!"

[kid22isking]

another fix for 1997 Polaris snowmobile reverse problems.

My brother had a problem with grinding when he put his sled into reverse. Sometimes it would not go into reverse. Here is the fix. On the chaincase there is a small rectangle piece of metal near the top gear, it is rather flat. It is there so that when you put your sled in reverse, if the chain moves, this will stop it from sliding out to far on the gears. so my brother took a piece of metal about the same size and about 2 or 3 mm thick and welded it on. He has not had a problem since.

[kid22isking]

Originally Posted by kx125kid

hey. i have a 1999 polaris xcsp 700 and when i put it into reverse it will go for a little bit and then it will make that bad sounding scream/wind/grinding sound and i hit the brake it stops. what the hell is up with it. thanks

The Fix:
on the chain case cover there is a rectangle piece of metal near the top. It is there so that when you put your sled in reverse, it prevents the chain from moving to far. My brother had the same problem you had. He welded a piece of metal the same size and about 2 or 3 mm think back on, it fixed all his problems. One way to know if you have the same problem is to look at your chain and see if it is wearing on one side. I hope this helps.