New to this forum, thanks in advance for any help. Quick back story. Bought my xuv550 gator brand new at the beginning of 2014 to ride around on my property. It was fine for around a year and a half then I started to have shifting problems. Hard to shift, having to shut engine off, etc. I'm sure everyone has heard about this. It got to the point where it was very hard to shift and it has been sitting for several months. I got some time off so I decided to look into the problem. I researched online and saw where this was a very common problem but could never find a good fix. I called my dealer and they said this model had issues with the primary clutch and it probably needs to be replaced.
Here's where I hope someone can help me out. The Gator only has 85 hours on it. I'm sure by now the solution to this problem has been found. Do I need to replace the clutch? Can the one on it be rebuilt? If so, who can rebuild it? I really hate to drop $400 on a new clutch unless I have to.
Almost forgot, I did remove the belt and gator shifted through gears smoothly. So it's not shifting cables, which dealer said had been a problem too.
Here's where I hope someone can help me out. The Gator only has 85 hours on it. I'm sure by now the solution to this problem has been found. Do I need to replace the clutch? Can the one on it be rebuilt? If so, who can rebuild it? I really hate to drop $400 on a new clutch unless I have to.
Almost forgot, I did remove the belt and gator shifted through gears smoothly. So it's not shifting cables, which dealer said had been a problem too.