2014 Polaris Phoenix 200 will not go forward

[Marc DiTomasso]

The Polaris phoenix 200 will not go forward only in reverse, it just happened out of the blue, I’m wondering if someone could help me figure out what it is

[Frank Angerano]

Have you checked the linkage underneath to see if its hitting something?  Or is the shifter moving just no action ?

[Marc DiTomasso]

I checked the linkage on the side, looks good. It’s seems a little loose but it is moving it fine. Could it be the belt? 

[Frank Angerano]

It could be the belt, i would drop the oil first and see what the color, smell and if any metal pieces are in there. 
Then check the belt and see what it looks like. 

[Marc DiTomasso]

Drop the oil in the transmission? Do you think there maybe metal shavings? Not letting it go into gear all the way? 

[Frank Angerano]

No i was thinking more along the lines of seeing if any small pieces of gears ⚙️ Come out or any burnt smell etc.    

 

[Ajmboy]

19 hours ago, Marc DiTomasso said:

The Polaris phoenix 200 will not go forward only in reverse, it just happened out of the blue, I’m wondering if someone could help me figure out what it is

Does it rev out in forward? Did it go through any water? Like @Frank Angerano said, check the belt..

 

[Marc DiTomasso]

Yes, he said he went though water, and yes it revs out in forward. Do you think I should change the belt? It is the original belt. 

4 hours ago, Frank Angerano said:

No i was thinking more along the lines of seeing if any small pieces of gears ⚙️ Come out or any burnt smell etc.    

 

Ok, I’ll try that and change the belt. Because I never heard any sort of grinding. 

[Marc DiTomasso]

1 hour ago, Ajmboy said:

Does it rev out in forward? Did it go through any water? Like @Frank Angerano said, check the belt..

 

But the machine does go in reverse, do you think it still could be the belt? When you put it in forward and push it it doesn’t really seem like it’s in gear, when you put it in reverse and pull it backwards it kind of bucks a little bit, do you think the belt would allow that?

[Ajmboy]

Drain the water...

 

[Marc DiTomasso]

Thank you guys so much, it was the belt Housing was soaking wet and the belt would not grab the clutches. I took it apart dried everything up put it back together and is working fine, again thank you for everything, you guys are the best!

[Frank Angerano]

Nice work brother! 
Ride safe.  

[DaleS]

 I had this problem over the weekend. The ATV would not go forward, it would go in reverse until it got under strain (backing onto a trailer). Researched it found this page. After reviewing the suggestions, I pulled the drain plug, a lot of water came out. No smells, no metal shavings just dirty water. I let it dry over night. Cranked it, pulled it off the trailer, rode it for a mile easy and then climbed about a 5 - 8% grade with no problems. 

[MarkinAR]

@DaleS Glad you found the forum helpful.  I'm a member of several and this is by far the best to throw random questions to as there are many different machines represented here.

Welcome to the forum!