How to tighten a chain on a Polaris Scrambler 500 - Trail Boss 330 

This just saved me! I had to get a new chain and could not figure out how to tighten it. Thank you so much!

Now that is how an instructional video is done! Thank you, Sir!

Thank you. That was simply done. Normally I can’t stand the intros but yours was actually entertaining. Good to see you enjoying life.

Great video! Thank your for explaining. I got intimidated watching other videos where they have lifted it up and removed the tires but this was very good and informative. Im not gonna lie though, I giggled at 5:32

Great video! It’s very simple! Be careful how tight you adjust to. A chain that’s too tight can snap and do hundreds of dollars of damage. Leave a little slack…

WOW THANK YOU! I had no idea it was that easy and my 2005 Trail Boss 330 chain has been bugging me for a while. You rock man!

Thank you so much! I threw a chain last weekend due to it being too loose, and I thought I was going to have to buy a new chain. (I thought the chain was stretched/worn out.) Fixing this will be much easier than I thought.

Gotta be the first makita/Polaris guy. Love you videos.

THis is the only video that actually worked.

Follow service manual! On any atv or motorcycle with a swingarm/solid axle setup, the suspension needs to be compressed with a ratchet strap until the rear sprocket aligns with the front sprocket and swingarm pivot point, this is geometrically the location where the chain will tightest. Take a stiff straight object such as a very long screwdriver and make sure the centerlines of those 3 points match up. If the chain tension is set at the wrong swingarm angle, you could break the chain and potentially it blows your engine cases, sprockets, have brutal bottoming of rear suspension when chain goes tight. Its probably more common people adjust it too tight, but if its too loose thats very bad also, you could throw it off, maybe break engine cases, could damage sprockets, hopefully not your foot!

Thanks for the video. Very descriptive and easy to understand 👍🏼👍🏼

Worked for my 1998 Polaris Sport 400 - THANKS!!!

saved me from buying a new chain, great tutorial!

You should have somebody sitting on the wheeler while you are doing this because your body weight will cause the chain to tighten, otherwise you will get it too tight.

That was easier that I thought it would be. I should of realized " the maestro knows what he's talking about" take care Buddy jim

Alot of help my first time having a quad and focusing it thanks

Thanks nice video, and I thought I would have to take a link out of the chain.

Alot of help. Just did mine in 10 mins

Thank you, this helped me a lot

Thank you! It help me a lot.

Thank you so much for good instructions. The chain on my Scrambler 4x4 500 just broke off. Are there any of you who can help me with a web link to the right chain. I live in Norway and we do not have many Polaris dealers in the area, so I am thinking of buying online. Thanks in advance.

Thanks man you saved me 59$ awesome

Nice video. I'll try it. Just picked up a old 425 Magnum in great condition, but I drove over a small 4' pine and the chain rolled off. Easily put back on because it was so loose. Now need to tighten! Will try your advice. Thanks again!

might have to try this when i get my new chain and sprocket on my 96 polaris xplorer 400

Thanls fornhabing this video it really helped my son and i it worked great wesubscribed likednand hit the notifcation button thanks again

This helped me a lot!

Great video, thanks from spain

Brother, i have a 99 scrambler 500 and i replaced front calipers/pads/rotors, rear pads, rear axle and bearings and orings and seals and chain and sprocket and i adjusted chain. Drove it 18 miles and at 35 mph it felt like someone pulled the damn breaks. I pulled belt cover and belt was out of spec. Replaced it and pulled primary and cleaned it all up and now it squeels when i turn handlebars and or at idle which it also keeps movingg forward. Then i pulled breaks and it really squealed and ass end was all bound up. Jacked rear up and in N i could spin axle almost all the way one rotation but then it binds up again. Any ideas man? Sons xmas gift and so i have a sad 9 yr old.

Thanks bro my chain kept slipping when I accelerate worked fine on my scrambler 500

Good video. Thanks for the help

Thank you thank you very much

I ave actually made a wrench out of hardwood just the correct size to fit the axle. Hopefully you are using a Snap -On ratchet .love great tools

Would it be a good idea to grease that zert while we are there ? Or is it unnecessary? Thanks for the vid

Chain is way too tight when you seat on it.

I don't have a pipe wrench

When i try to tighten with the pipe wrench it just moves my whole quad like the shock moves and it wont tighten the chain. Any thoughts??

Great video... THANKS

Thanks man it was very helpful.

Thanks for making this!!

Perfect! Good Job!

Perfect, thanks brotha!

Good job there.

Excellent.... I was hoping to see some sweet mud bog videos.. lol

Thanks I like that video a lot

Great info. Thx

Help. I'm new to ATVs. I have a 93 polaris 250. My chain was so slack that I thought to remove a link. That part was fine. Problem now is that it's too short. Even if the other link was still in it the gap is too big. I'm trying to tighten up the axle housing so the chain will fit but it won't swivel. I've hit it with a penetrant and will try in an hour. Any other ideas?

Thank you

Thank you!

Hey do you still have this scrambler ??

Hmmm, I wonder what jiujitsue was up to all weekend.. lol, If I had to guess, tearin it up in the wheelers lol

Tighten deez nuts back up 5:35 😂😂

Thanks

Does your scrambler bogg out alot mine started 4 months ago I can't figure out what it is

That chain is way to tight

Wont work for my Polaris Trail Boss 325! It just wont tighten!!Anyone know how to fix this?

Do you keep it in forward or neutral and do you keep the break on

It’s so hard to loosen thabks tho

For tools you forgot the 24 pack and a 8ball of powder