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One other question,  do the rear axles interchange ie left to right, right to left swapability?  They look identical...

   I have searched this one till my desktop & brain are overheating 

I have a 2012 UXV 500I LE, as we all know by now lol 

I need new CV boots on all the axles & as luck would have it I can currently just buy the complete axles for about the same price as the boots would cost me alone.  All the axles say 2013 & up though - I dont see any difference in the 12' & 13" model years axle wise & even kymco USA & local dealerships couldn't tell me what & if they were a bit different...

Anyone with any experience ever have a problem here or know if there is a difference.  I imagine even UXV 700 axles will fit/interchange around that time frame - to save the company mfg costs but I have been wrong before.

  Hate to buy them & be wrong but I'm getting to where I'll just about risk it..........    

Also the front left diff dust seal is needed & I cant find one to save my life -  my diff fluid just spills out on steep hills.    Anybody know where one is   

  I'll stop for now before I wear out my welcome guy's

  Thanks once again, I really love this old machine & appreciate the help!!!!

   I need to replace these, 16 total on the machine. Any equivalent over here in the USA I can use? 

                                         53402-lee8-e00 bearing spherical plain   

  Good question sir, the Cam lobe was almost nonexistent on the intake camshaft.  I had noticed it showed some ware when the machine first got into my hands but figured I'd tackle all the electrical problems/codes etc  first.    I was honestly just avoiding a big problem & should have tackled it first off but wasn't sure the machine would survive me lol.     The original owner was hard on this thing & it shows but she is looking & running much better now. 

  Well I got the new belt along with brake pads yesterday.
Picked up a G-Force belt & installed it along with an inspection of the drives etc.  Everything looks good, one slightly cracked roller but they all measure well within spec.  No real change, but it does feel a bit stronger uphill.      Its gotta be electrical or the wear to the intake cam lobe is all I have left to go on.
    Back to the drawing board I guess.

  I ordered a new belt, maybe that will help as this one is at about the service minimum (its 1.25").

Ill post tomorrow when it comes in & I figure out how to remove the drives with the special tools.

I'll also inspect the clutch & drives for common worn parts (rollers, springs etc).
 
 Wish me luck...

Probably not your problem being it is drinking fuel, but I will throw this out there just in case. My 19 UVX 700 will not go over 7-8 mph unless my driver's seat belt is fastened. Could it be a bad switch in the seat belt? Are you are using the belt?

I had read about that I don't see any sensors going to this one Seat belt wise but I'll give it a try.

Edit, this earlier model doesn't have that feature,  I appreciate the try at it though sir!!

I did remove all the sensors & clean them, no luck there either.  Just seems something small is holding it back from its full potential...

  Hi guy's,  New user here & Thanks for having me as well!  I work on small engines occasionally & even get lucky sometimes on fixing them lol

Ok a neighbor bought a UXV 500I (Fuel Injected no carb) 2012 model year as far as I can tell. 3350 miles on it, 893 hours.  Its was non running for at least a year & kinda rough shape but not totally scrap worthy.

Got it to the yard, & started trouble shooting the vehicle for him.  Previous owner stated he had changed the fuel pump (Ne did not), ignition coil, & plug.  No joy there so he sold it.  He had removed the exhaust & also sold the front bumper w/ winch.   I wondered it it was a clogged exhaust issue being he removed it.

I drained the tank of old fuel & was able to jump it & finally get it started but it ran like pure garbage. Got it warm enough to do an oil & filter change at the least. Now the oil has been changed twice just for good measure.    Figured the valves needed an adjustment so I removed the cover & they were tight.  The intake cam is a bit rough like it was soft & or  starved for oil at some point - that's a bad sign I know.  Set the lash at 0.004 on both TDC.  That helped some but not much. tried setting them just a bit more in either direction to see the the difference.  It did help with cranking but I went back to 0.004 as that seems to be recommended.   Tried the exhaust both on & off the thing - no real difference   

Its very hard to start sometimes & sometimes not so bad - the starter is loud but functional.

Fuel pump was the original so I got him to order a replacement knockoff  for a MULE & worked it into the tank as you can find on youtube.   That helped.   The coil was actually changed - he didn't embellish that part.  The plug sometimes comes out dark & really Soot covered.  Running rich & the stock plug sometimes loses fire & I use a smaller plug from my china 4 wheeler & it runs fine  go figure. 
   Put a new battery in it & that really helped with the two codes - they are gone now.  it was showing two codes  to do with Charging & I forget what else but I got them cleared up.    The check engine light is on at startup still.  Goes away once started.
     The switch is a bit worn but functional, the starter is loud & sometimes takes a few seconds to fire the vehicle up.    It idles well enough, climbs hills etc in low or high but will not go above 6 MPH in High on flat ground. It wont go over 3500 RPM either.  sometimes it will do 11MPH tops downhill.  It Drinks fuel like nothing Ive ever seen so that leads me to think its a TPS issue or something similar.  Seems like something is holding it back - tried the air filter & cover both on & off  no real diff.

I think that's all the issues,  Sorry for the jumble here & any ideas before I start buying sensors etc?