AVI8OR
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Transmission update version number
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AVI8OR
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LowlyOilBurner
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What’s the “Clunk”, and we have pay for these updates??? Or am I missing something?
Mr.C
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The “clunk” is the rear axles and rear differential clunking together for whatever reason. Whether it’s poor fitment, wrong parts, spline intolerances, etc. It’s usually heard when you let off the throttle and/or press back on the throttle. For most of us, it seems it began around the 400 mile mark. It seems like some 2025 owners haven’t experienced it, or at least not yet.
The updates are free. There is software updates for the ride command system, TCM, and ECM. It seems owners are not always informed when an update becomes available. This biggest issue with updates, is that you have to go to your dealer to have them performed. I have been told that an owner can update the ride command system themselves. I just can’t remember what is needed or what the procedure is.
LowlyOilBurner
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Gotcha. I’ll keep an ear out for that clunk. Yes, Ride Command updates I’ve done myself on my Xpedition. There’s two different ones: updates for the MCU (media control unit), and map updates. You can download both from Polaris onto a thumb drive and load them through the USB port in the glove box.
Since you can connect these vehicles to the internet via WiFi, it would be nice if Polaris did over the air updates so you didn’t have to take them to the dealer and plug them into Digital Wrench and load firmware.
Mr.C
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I need to look into how to do the ride command update and map updates myself. It’d be nice to have the maps updated whenever they become available versus just having the dealer do it whenever it’s in. I’m just not very tech savvy.
LowlyOilBurner
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Mr.C
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Thank you! I’ll have to check those tutorials out. Looks like my software would be up to date since the latest was May of 2024. Would just be the map portion.
LowlyOilBurner
Member
There was a new map update I did in March on my Xpedition before I traded it in. It was large, like 9gb, and took about an hour to install.
AVI8OR
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Captain Bob
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Ride command updates are very easy to do yourself, same with the software updates for Ride command. I have had machines with ride command since 2019. One thing you should do before you do any ride command software updates is back up your routes, tracks, and waypoints, twice the software updates deleted all of those on my machine. Map updates are not an issue.
Captain Bob
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I have 260 miles on my XD 1500, I heard that clunk yesterday on my 2025 two door ultimate.
Mr.C
Well-known member
I think it’s bound to happen to all XD owners at this point. I’m really curious to get mine back and see if I have the clunk. If not, how soon it comes back and if at all. I’ll be putting miles on mine the weekend after I get mine back.
Captain Bob
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Do you know what they did to resolve the clunk, mine is terrible, had in last week and my dealer said he had no fix for it?
Woods Ranger
Member
We just had our 2000 mile "Silver Service" done. Engine oil and filter change. And front and rear differential fluid change. Plus all the things they are suppose to check. Took them about 4 hours. The bill was $534.00. I wanted the dealer to do the first service so it was on record with Polaris. But at that price I will be changing the fluids myself in the future. Except I'll probably let them do the 6000 mile trans fluid change for the same reason. Probably not necessary but I'm paranoid.
Captain Bob
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I have a 2025 and the clunk is terrible. A fellow rider from northern Wisconsin said a friend of his took it to his dealer and it took a bit but they got Polaris to replace the rear axles, has put 1,000 miles since then and no clunk yet, so your comment might be dead on about the differential and rear axles.
Mr.C
Well-known member
The last time I took mine in, my dealer installed new axles and used loctite. It improved my clunk about 80-90%. But since, it’s back to normal clunk that I had. I believe Polaris still hasn’t figured this out. And they don’t care too. Atleast I have plenty of records of me bringing it up. I think at this point, the axles and rear end need to be changed. Not only my machine but thousand of others.
Mr.C
Well-known member
Nice! I supposedly am going to get new axles again. But not holding my breath. I was also informed that I have credit for service work, from paying for my door limit straps and installation.
hi i just did my oil change and front and read diff change myself cost me about 80.00 dont take it to a dealer there all rip offs try to do it yourself its easy
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