2003 Polaris Universal ATV Owners Manual - Page 84

2003 Polaris Universal ATV Manual

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MAINTENANCE AND LUBRICATION Lubrication Recommendations Item (6) Demand 4 Hubs - All Wheel Drive ATVs (7) Front Drive Axle (U Joint) (AWD Models) (8) Ball Joint Lube Premium Hub Lube Method Remove set screw in hubs. Rotate wheels to 4 O'clock position. If lubricant is not visible add more. Reinstall set screw. Locate grease fitting and grease with grease gun. Locate fitting on back side of struts and grease with grease gun. Check level on dipstick and add oil as necessary. Change annually. Frequency Annually or at 100 hrs. FGrease Every 3 months or 50 hours Every 3 months or 50 hours Check monthly and change annually Every 3 months or 50 hours Monthly or at 20 hours Semi-annually Semi-annually Semi-annually "L Grease Polaris Premium Synthetic 4-cycle or SAE 10/30 "L Grease "L Grease " L∆ Grease " L∆ Grease " L∆ Grease " Grease (9) Counter Balance Housing (400) (10) Rear Axle Bearing (11) Swing Arm Bushings (12) Upper Control Arms (13) Lower Control Arms (14) Rear Wheel Hub Bearing Carrier (15) Rear AntiRoll Bar Locate fittings and grease Locate fittings on swing arm and grease with grease gun. Locate fittings and grease Locate fittings and grease Locate fitting and grease Locate fitting and grease Semi-annually " More often under severe use, such as wet or dusty conditions L Polaris Premium All Season Grease or grease conforming to NLGI No. 2, such F as Conoco Superlube M or Mobilegrease Special Use Polaris Premium U-Joint Lube every 500 miles, before long periods of storage, or after pressure washing or submerging. ∆ When suspension action becomes stiff, or after washing 82

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MAINTENANCEANDLUBRICATION
LubricationRecommendations
Item
Lube
Method
Frequency
(6)Demand4
Hubs-All
WheelDriveATVs
Premium
HubLube
Removesetscrewinhubs. Rotate
wheelsto4O’clockposition. Iflubri-
cantisnotvisibleaddmore. Reinstall
setscrew.
Annuallyorat
100hrs.
(7)FrontDrive
Axle(UJoint)
(AWDModels)
F
Grease
Locategreasefittingandgreasewith
greasegun.
Every3
monthsor50
hours
(8)BallJoint
"
L
Grease
Locatefittingonbacksideofstruts
andgreasewithgreasegun.
Every3
monthsor50
hours
(9)Counter
BalanceHousing
(400)
Polaris
Premium
Synthetic
4-cycleor
SAE10/30
Checklevelondipstickandaddoilas
necessary. Changeannually.
Check
monthlyand
change
annually
(10)RearAxle
Bearing
"
L
Grease
Locatefittingsandgrease
Every3
monthsor50
hours
(11)SwingArm
Bushings
"
L
Grease
Locatefittingsonswingarmand
greasewithgreasegun.
Monthlyorat
20hours
(12)UpperCon-
trolArms
"
L
Grease
Locatefittingsandgrease
Semi-annually
(13)LowerCon-
trolArms
"
L
Grease
Locatefittingsandgrease
Semi-annually
(14)RearWheel
HubBearingCar-
rier
"
L
Grease
Locatefittingandgrease
Semi-annually
(15)RearAnti-
RollBar
"
Grease
Locatefittingandgrease
Semi-annually
"
Moreoftenundersevereuse,suchaswetordustyconditions
L
PolarisPremiumAllSeasonGreaseorgreaseconformingtoNLGINo.2,such
asConocoSuperlubeMorMobilegreaseSpecial
F
UsePolarisPremiumU-JointLubeevery500miles,beforelong
periodsofstorage,orafterpressurewashingorsubmerging.
Whensuspensionactionbecomesstiff,orafterwashing