xp 900 noise in awd

I have a 2013 rzr xp 900 2 seater and its got around 1500 miles and this past weekend while riding I went climb a hill, I put it in awd and low and climbed the hill. The whole way up the hill it made a growling sound. I have never noticed this sound before. From that point on it has been doing that everytime I put it in awd and gas on it pretty good. It goes in and out of awd fine and does not do it in 2wd. Ive read and read posts and it seems like a problem a lot of people have had but I cant find any answers. Has anbody found a fix for this?

I hear the front drive shaft on them , have a mid shaft bearing on the front drive shaft that go out
a lot. you might want to check that. if its not that.it could be a front ujoint , chack for play in them.
and if not that. its most likely in the front diff..

My carrier bearing was making a noise here while back and I greaeed it and it stopped. I gresed it again thinking that was it and its still doing it. Im gonna replace all u joints and the carrier bearing and see what happens.

Good luck , i hope its not in the diff....

Hopefully its not. If it is and it breaks ill just have to park it and save for a 1000 diff.

I've replaced several carrier bearings in my shop.When you pull the driveshaft out and spin the bearing,it will probably be real rough or maybe frozen up and spinning in the rubber.

If it was the carrier bearing wouldnt it do it in 2wd also?

GCFD112 wrote:

If it was the carrier bearing wouldnt it do it in 2wd also?

I don't think the front drive shaft spins in 2wd does it...

Yes it spins

GCFD112 wrote:

If it was the carrier bearing wouldnt it do it in 2wd also?

I don't think it would be under a load unless it's in 4wd.

Kinda what I was thinking. Well its getting rode tomorrow either way.

GCFD112 wrote:

Kinda what I was thinking. Well its getting rode tomorrow either way.

Just be careful , Don't turn a little problem into an expensive one...