2009 Polaris Sportsman 850 XP EFI EPS Service Manual, Page 160Get this manual
TRANSMISSION 11Lift up on the rear output shaft assembly enough to remove the compensator assembly14Lift up on each end of the shift fork and rotate the fork out of the shift shaft cam
Compensator Assembly Rear Output Shaft
12Remove the rear output shaft assembly and silent chain from the transmission
15Repeat the previous step to remove the lower shift fork