Honda CX500 1978 Shop Manual page 190

REAR WHEELlBRAKEl
HONDA
FINAL DRIVEISUSPENSION
CX500
FINAL DRIVE
FINAL GEAR CASE REMOVAL
Place the motorcycle on its center stand.
Remove the rear wheel. (Page 14-31
Remove the distance collar.
Remove the final gear case attaching nuts.
Remove the final gear case from the swing arm
and remove the drive hub from the shock
absorber.
BACKLASH INSPECTION
Place the final gear case in a vise
NOTE
Do not tighten the drive hub In the vise
excessively.
Set up a dial indicator on the ring gear teeth.
Install the preload inspection tool (PIN
07998-4150000) t o hold the pinion gear se-
curely. Hold the pinion gear spline securely,
rotate the ring gear until gear slack is taken up.
Turn the ring gear back and forth to read
backlash.
Measure 3-5 splines.
SERVICE LIMIT: 0.25
m m
(0.0098 in)
NOTE
Ring gear control spacers are available in
increments of 0.040 mm.
Each change in spacer thickness will
If the backlash is too great use a thinner spacer.
If the backlash is too little use a thicker sDacer.
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STANDARD: 0.08-0.18 m m
Date of Issue: January, 1981
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