Yamaha issued one service manual, part number LIT-12618-SM-00, for the entire 1997 through 2001 V Max and SX line, and the 2000 V Max 500 sits inside that coverage. Check the sled against model code VX500D before ordering.
Also covered
The same book carries sections for the SX 500R, SX 600R and SX 700R, the V Max 500 XT, XTC, XTC (Elec. Start), XTC (Reverse) and XTC Deluxe (Elec. Start), the V Max 600, 600 SX, 600 XT, 600 XTC, 600 XTC (Elec. Start) and 600 XTR (Elec. Start + Reverse), the V Max 700 and 700 SX, and the VENTURE 500 and VENTURE 600.
Because Yamaha wrote for a whole family, each procedure names the model or code it applies to; read those callouts before torquing anything or ordering a clutch component.
