2006 Arctic cat 500 wont budge

[SodRiPPER]

I have a 2006 artic cat 500. It runs fine, but once you put it in gear it wont budge, cant push it, wheels are locked. If you try to throttle up, the motor bogs down, almost like its gonna choke out.

Put it in neutral and it will roll all day.

Is this a belt issue, or am I looking at major repairs.

[davefrombc]

That sounds  like the transmission might be stuck in both forward and reverse at the same time. The motor will  bog because the  clutches lock up and the transmission won't let it move. It  could be  something came loose on the shifting forks allowing both forward and reverse to be engaged  at the same time.  I don't  know  your machine so I  can't say whether it is an external  adjustment or  if you'll have to  open the transmission to fix it .. Likely an  inexpensive fix, but a PIA  to  do .

There is a service manual  in the downloads section that  should cover your machine .

 

Edited July 24, 2021 by davefrombc

[SodRiPPER]

Thx Dave, ill keep this in mind!