2002 Sportsman 500 4x4 not working

[ratherbefishin]

the light is not coming on, and no function of 4x4 . when it went out it would work until the wheel speed got higher then finaly stopped all together. ( was stuck in 2' of snow )

any help on this would be awesome THANKS

[rundrave]

what does the fluid in the hubs look like? when is the last time you changed it?

[Dave S]

stuck in 2' of snow almost certainly means the front of the machine is, or has been packed with snow. Let it thaw out and double check the wires for the 4x4 running to the front end. The pressure from the snow or if the snow thawed some and refroze, it could have damaged the wiring.

[ratherbefishin]

THAKS FOR THE QUICK REPLY. ILL STRAT BY CHECKING THE WIRING ONCE THAWED.

[ratherbefishin]

I just found a broken wire on my wheeler just below the head light i think its a brown/white or just brown wire . I still need to reapir the wire right and take for a test drive. My 4wd light now lights up with the wire twisted back together.

I will fix right tonight and reply back with my results.

[Dave S]

You found your fix by the sound of it. The 4x4 system is routed through the headlight pod. I was going to throw that out as a possibility earlier.

[ratherbefishin]

yup i fixed and tested the 4wd works good again. thanks