Front Drive Shaft Removal; Front Drive Shaft Disassembly/Inspection - Honda MUV700 big red Service Manual

FRONT DRIVE SHAFT
REMOVAL
Remove the knuckle (page 15-10).
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Hold the inboard joint of the drive shah and tug
to the gear case 011 firmly to force the stopper ring on the inboard joint
seal, hold the
end past the groove while prying with a screw-
mboafdptnt
driver.
horlZOfllal until the
drIVe shah
IS
clear
of the gear case
Remove the stopper ring from the inboard joint.
DISASSEMBLY IINSPECTION
NOTE
FRONT DRIVING MECHANISM
STCIPPI'R RING
• Do not confuse the left and right drive shaft OUTBOARD JOINT
parts.
Check the boots for cuts or other damage.
Check the drive shaft joints for excessive play or
noise by moving the joints in a circular direction.
If the outboard joint seems to be worn or damaged.
the drive shaft must be repla ced.
NOTE .
• To replace the outboard boot, first remove the
inboard boot as described in the following steps.
Then remove the bands and outboard boot from
the inboard end of the shaft.
• The outboard joint cannot be disassembled .
Replace
the band
Bend up the lock tabs and raise the band ends to
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loosen the bands on the inboa rd side.
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Remove the boot bands from inboard boot.
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Remove the boot from the inboard joint.
BAND ENDS
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