[RugerRanch]

Hello all. I am very excited because I just bought my first Ranger yesterday! I spent a lot of time on this forum doing research before I made my purchase.

I gave $12,050 out-the-door for a brand new 2015 900 XP Non-EPS, which I feel was a good deal.

I brought it home yesterday and drove it around for a little while and gave it a good inspection. Aside from a few oversights from the dealership (battery cable clamp bolts missing, standing water in the under-seat storage bins, lots of dust on everything) and the typical Polaris plastic rattle at idle (nothing some 2-sided tape won't fix), I love it!

My only real concern is the loud metallic clank coming from somewhere under the bed when the throttle is applied from a stand still. It is like the drive train has a lot of "play" in it. It happens in H, L and R, but only when the drive train is "unloaded" and then the throttle is pressed. I don't think it's the belt or clutches, but more gear related.

I plan on driving it some more tonight to see if I can better isolate where it is coming from.

Has anyone else had this or heard of this before? Is it normal and nothing to worry about?

Thanks,
Brad

 

[kscfire]

Welcome to PRC, Brad.

 

[jathomas437]

Subscribed... I bought mine used with 90 hrs on it. It's done this since I've had it. I think it's normal, but shouldn't be in my opinion. My Yamaha Grizzly is way smoother in this department/subject matter.

 

[rowe doo]

Call your dealer.:encouragement:

 

[SlimRockett]

They all make that noise it drives me nuts when mine does it!

 

[Natethedog]

That loud metallic sound is silver dollars dropping out your pocket onto the skid plate then down a deep dark hole. Get used to it! :cower:

 

[RugerRanch]

Thanks guys! I drove it a little more yesterday and absolutely love it so far! I got the plastic to stop rattling and am going to just try to ignore the clanking of the gears for now. I figure i'll take it in sometime before the warranty expires and have them look at it. Once my bank account has some time to recover, I plan on adding accessories and such. I'll go ahead and start a new thread for those questions.

Thanks again!
Brad

 

[steveinaz]

Keep a close eye on all your torx bolts for the first couple weeks; I had to go around and tighten different ones in various locations as rattles would appear. The bed especially, and back of the seats.

 

[Hunterworks]

That is very normal and most likely in the secondary clutch but don't worry about it, nothing to fix so just enjoy.

Todd