I recently discovered a change in unit bearing (the bearing the "fragile" drive hubs slide into) sizes as concerns the 2010 RZR-S.

I learned the following from my local dealer:

1.   From the beginning of the 2010 model year to December 31, 2009 Polaris used one size bearing.

2.   From January 1, 2010 to March 29, 2010 they used a bearing with a larger inner diameter than the previous part. I measured the difference to be roughly 0.159".

3.   From March 30, 2010 to the end of the model year they used still a third bearing for which I have no information.

Due to making preparations for a trip to CA I have not had time to research the issue further. I can't comment on the standard RZR or possible changes to the rear unit bearings on either the RZR-S or RZR.

If you need to order parts as concerns the drive hubs on the front of a 2010 take the time to find the build date on your machine's ID tag. The ID tag is located on the frame rail in the passenger side front fender well.

I hope this saves you some grief when making repairs.

Donnie

I'll call you today Jared...Thanks for the reply.

We purchased a winch mount from Hunter Works recently and mounted a Warn XT 40 on it...The mount is nicely built...fits easily and came with all the necessary parts and pieces.

The install vid shows cutting away the mounting tabs on the plastic nose of the machine...I found that to be unnecessary...some very light trimming allowed the mount to fit perfectly...

I would recommend this equipment to anyone.

Donnie and Tyler

First and foremost, thanks to all who take the time to answer the questions and concerns of those they don't know.

We are a father and son (12 years old) team that are off-roaders by blood...loved it since birth...and always looking for a new adventure. We've dragged his sister and mother all over this great country of ours and have had the good fortune to enjoy Rubicon, Moab and Cedar City UT, the Alpine Loop in CO, Palo Duro Canyon in west TX, Rocky Top ORV area in Jellico TN, Windrock/Coal Creek (first RZR ride) in Oakridge TN, Superlift's Offroad Park in Hot Springs AR, Tellico ORV Area in NC (now closed), Monteagle TN, Riverrock ORV Park in Milledgville GA (now closed) and a host of others in our Jeep CJ-8.

Now to the reason for this intro:

The mistake (depends on point-of-view) that I made was taking a one-mile test drive in a friend's 2010 RZR-S Limited Edition "Orange Madness" in September...as you guys understand, I had to have one. In mid-October, I found a 2010 Limited Edition RZR-S "Purple Thunder", made a deal and brought it home. We've put 50 hours and 350 miles on it thus far with 15 of those hours in the mountains of east TN. As it stands now, it's in the shop with a fragged belt that took out the cover...we are very impatiently waiting on parts.

To clarify the extent of our excitement, please consider the following: On December 23rd I talked to my friend who allowed me the pleasure of test driving his Orange Madness. I called him about taking the RZR's trail riding...he told me that he didn't know when he'd have time and may sell it...we talked about a price and agreed on it...I'm headed up to his house on Tuesday to pick it up...and the adventure begins.

We'll look forward to tech and tips from other members and adding anything we may find useful.

Donnie (dad) and Tyler (son)