Info from service manual - see the note at bottom of section.

 

Thank you, I have read that before, but i was thinking maybe if the cam wasn’t worn too bad that it would be okay to put a new set of lifters in it for awhile

 

Not sure, but it looks to me from what it says in 3,4 & 5, that you may be able to as long as there is not scoring or severe wear - if camshaft looks good, it may be worth trying without replacing camshaft.

 

After investigating more on this. The cam is toast. The first lobe closest to the cab is completely worn off flat almost and it isn’t raising and lowering the lifter nearly enough. So I guess I’ll be pulling the engine now.

 

Anyone know of any aftermarket cams that are good quality. Not really wanting to drop $450 on a Polaris.

 

Here's a Ebay listing for one from Caltric for $39.85 - it will also bring up a listing for that includes camshaft & lifters for $68.85

Can't speak to the quality of their camshaft, but I've bought other parts from Caltric for motorcycles & RZR and was pleased with the quality.

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Thank you sir. You wouldn’t happen to know the detailed process of putting a new cam in would you?

 

It's a pretty big job. Have to split the case. Might as well just do a bottom end rebuild while you are in there. That is not cheap though. Can run almost as much as buying a rebuilt drop in. Good luck.

 

Thanks again guys for the help. I was thinking I could get by with not splitting the case and just removing the cover and stator and flywheel and pull the gears off and slide the cam out. Maybe I was just thinking wrong on that. One thing that is a little confusing even after reading it in the manual is getting the gears timed back.

 

That can be a little tricky but they all have marks but I have read on people's rebuilds that they mess it up and have to split the case again lol. Can't remember what gear but oneof them you have to heat press it back on and line up the gears at same time. Are you just replacing camshaft or are you going to rebuild further? Like I said seems full rebuilds are not much less then buying a rebuilt drop in motor ready to go.

 

Search the forums. There was a guy not long ago that did a full rebuild. I can't remember his user name but he was very knowledgeable and a mechanic. He would be able to help you out if you can get ahold of him.

 

I plan on just replacing the cam. Everything else seems to be good. The part that is confusing for me is getting the Pistons top dead center to line up the marks on the gears

 

Pretty much everyone recommends splitting the case to replace the camshaft - there are advantages to doing this as you can check and make sure that all of the bottom end is in good shape,
If you review the "Polaris Bottom End" video that I attached - it shows how to set timing gears during reassembly (starts around the 40 minute mark)
- I would suggest you watch the whole video along with the "Top End Build Up" one done by the same guy - there are many helpful tips in them.

Are you still trying to replace camshaft without removing engine & splitting the case?
Here's a link to an old thread on the question, that has c2turbo "David" with "Complete Performance" in Marietta GA saying it can be done.
- looks like his last post on the forum, was in May 2013, but it appears that they have a active Facebook page
(see his comment below)

camshaft install?

Can the cam be swapped out without removing the engine?

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(YOU CAN change the cam with out splitting the cases did one last week. you do have to pull the motor and side cover. you don't have to pull the head off but take the rockers out and push rods. we use 4 magnets to hold up the lifters pull the side covers and magneto and 2 gears slide the old cam out molly up the new one slide it in and reassemble.NOW with this being said ! Polaris recommends that the lifters be replaced, this can be done without splitting the cases but not without removing the head.the whole deal can be done in about 2 hours once the motor is out which is about another 45-1hour if you are fast and everything goes well
Thanks David
complete Performance
770 519 7525

Good Luck

 

A little update here. So I got everything tore apart all is well. New cam in and getting ready to time it. So I put the crank at top dead center lined all the gears up correctly and put the bolts in. I test it and spin the crank once and I see the cam gear is not in time. The crank spins twice to one on the cam. Here is a picture of what I’m talking about. The second picture is after one spin of the crank. My question is that correct. After 2 spins of the crank everything is in time again. Am I off on my timing 180 degrees?

 

Here's a couple of old posts that should help answer your question

RZR 800 Timing question

So, the dowel of the relief valve was stuck down in the hole so after trying everything I removed the engine and popped the dowel out internally and cleaned the dowel and the hole that it was stuck in. I can now move it up and down and remove it with a magnet once it is screwed in the hole. so...

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Rzr 800 cam.gear orientation.

Hello all so I figured out the issue I'm having with my rzr and it was my own mistake since I was unfamiliar with these motors when I took the cam gear off it popped apart and me not thinking anything of it just popped it back together well that's my issue the timing marks are lined up but the...

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