1998 Yamaha V Max 500 XTR (Elec. Start + Reverse) Service and Repai...
Two identifiers keep the guesswork out of a 1998 XTR job: code VX500XTRB and manual LIT-12618-VM-T1.
Yamaha's coverage for this book runs 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001, and the machines that share it are the V Max 500 Deluxe (Elec. Start), 600 SX, 600 SXS (OHLINS Shocks), 600 XTC Deluxe (Elec. Start), 600 XTR (Elec. Start + Reverse), V Max 700, 700 SXS (OHLINS Shocks), 700 XT, 700 XTC, 700 XTC Deluxe (Elec. Start), 700 XTCP (Plastic Ski, 1.5 Track) and VENTURE 700.
On a sled with both electric start and reverse there is more wiring and more linkage to get right than on a base model, which is where the factory diagrams, adjustment procedures and torque tables earn their place.