 Hey guys, so today we're gonna split a 500 case. I pulled the 500 out of this bad boy and the piston skirts I Had fell into the block, so I'm ordering a new piston And we're gonna split a case. I'm gonna show you how to do that Stay tuned. So if you watched my previous video about tearing this engine apart the piston skirts Melted off and they fell into the 500 engine block So today I thought I'd shoot a quick video on how to disassemble the bottom end of a 500 I'll post a link on how to take the top end apart so I got the motor pulled and right now I'm gonna start to taking the oiler tubes off the motor bolt bolts and then We're gonna pull the stator off in the flywheel and get this bad boy ripped apart Here we go Okay, so I took the water pump cover off. So I'm gonna take that off also Bend X gear out for those of you wanting to know the mechanical Seal for your water pump It is right there. So when we split the case sides, we're gonna have to be careful not to damage that Right there. There's timing marks one mark in the case and one on the plate there So when you assemble us make sure the marks line up where they were This one looks like it was advanced a little bit So I'm gonna take a marker and and mark on it just so I know where it should go back together Then you'll take these five bolts off. That'll come out Slide this out slowly You can see Where the chains hang in here you can finally see that gear that rides on There is a mark. There is a mark here And oh actually the timing mark is right on that tooth To line that up and line that up And then you know, you're gonna be at top that center when you put this back together So then a bolt this Pull your chain guide out pull your chain out One bolt all that stuff Also, there is a little o-ring here to keep in mind make sure it's not damaged if it is you'll want to replace it So I'll go ahead pull all these bolts out one two three four And then one two three four five six also, there's a one of those nuts on there and For this particular nut, I do not have the socket for it. They're notched so what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna take a Air hammer with a punch and I'm gonna loosen that up. I'm pulling all that bolt so I got a heavy-duty electric Drill I'm using it's more for lug nuts, but it works great on Loosening these bolts and they say you should watch which way you put these in to keep in mind what bolt goes where I recommend doing this unless you've got spare parts or nuts see how that nuts got slots around it and should be reverse threads I'm gonna take an air hammer I got here, which is a big no-no, but in a jam it'll work But in a jam you do what you got to do. So it's reverse threads So tighten the loosen a little spank all right She comes off you can take this gear off looks like that double-check make sure all your bolts are oh They actually did that one so you put the case and try to split the case side and Oh, no, there was one bolt in there. I didn't see so now I have a case splitter and That's supposed to work all better. So I'm gonna give that a shot and see how it works So we're gonna put this case splitter on and then while we're Cranking it on this bolt We have to tap on that lately to get that to pop out and the case should split in half So let's give it a go That was easy. Okay, so it's binding up a little down here. So I'm gonna back it off a little bit Sure, I'm not Getting on something I shouldn't be Get off a little bit and now the the case is pulling out this way more than on this side So it's kind of twisting a little bit on the doll pins I'll pass that doll pin So I just wrapped on this part a little bit to break this free from the water pump And just keep cranking it until she comes apart and you also have to make sure the Balancer doesn't come with it working it slowly. She comes apart. It's almost cleared the water pump shaft Should be about ready to come off. Okay, so now you can see everything It's your counter balancer crankshaft water pump and you can also see all the Piston skirting I fell in down here rest the engine looks good. I don't see any damage From the piston skirt and there you have it. That's how you split Polaris 500 case Piece of cake now if you wanted to tear this part even further This out there's actually a little pin and you take these bolts out And you can lift this out And then use a press and push the crank out and then there's timing marks If you can see in the camera It's there and there when you put it back together And then when you put this little guy on there's a little hole there Really isn't a whole lot to this motor So yeah, hope this video helped you out This is my second time splitting a case first time I just used a rubber mallet And I was kind of a pain and they say it's a bad idea. You could damage it But if you're in a pinch and you need to do that, it's the way to go Okay, so I got this case splitter off eBay. I'll post a link on where to get it It's about 114 bucks. I tell you that's the way to go. This thing's pretty slick. I wasn't sure because the The bolts are pretty thin. I thought those were gonna bend But yeah, didn't take a whole lot of pressure and she pulled right out I'm getting everything cleaned up here, and I just wanted to point out a couple things while your Case is split. You have a little shim here you have a shim right here and also another one on the crank and Just gonna show you what I mean here Come sliding off The mine was actually stuck into the other side of it the case when I pulled it apart So watch that out while you're pulling things apart and While you're this far inspect your mechanical Water pump seal Mine's kind of so so it's a little worn on this side. This is where my shim was stuck So definitely you don't lose those So I guess Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed this video. I hope this helps you out And like always till next time