Honda Fourtrax Rancher AT 2004 Service Manual page 340

FRONT DRIVING MECHANISM
Do not get grease
onto the shoe Im-
mgs.
Remove the axle nut and the brake drum/hub (page
16- 12).
Remove the castle nuts, and separate the brake
panel assembly from the suspension arms and
drive shaft outboard joint.
Do
no!
twist
the
Support the brake panel assembly so that it does
brake
hose. not hang from the brake hose.
To prevent damage
the differemial oil
seal, hold the
mooard
jOint
hon-
lOn/a/ Un/II the drive
shaft is clear of the
differential.
Hold the inboard joint of the drive shaft and tug
firmly to force the stopper ring in the drive shaft end
past the groove while prying with a screwdriver.
Remove the stopper ring from the inboard joint.
DISASSEMBLY IINSPECTION
Check the boots for cuts or other damage.
Check the drive shaft joints for excessive play or
noise by mov ing the joints in a circular direction.
If the outboard joint seems to be worn or damaged,
the drive shaft must be replaced.
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
with new ones
loosen the boot bands on the inboard side.
whenever remov-
Remove boot band B.
Ing them
Remove the boot from the inboard joint.
17-8
INBOARD JOINT BOOTS
OUTBOARD JOINT
BAND END