Honda CX500 1978 Shop Manual page 198

REAR WHEELIBRAKEI
HONDA
FINAL DRIVEISUSPENSION
C X 5 0 0
Inspect the assembly preload.
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Run a string through a bolt hole in the pinion
gear holder and wind it around the outside of
the groove. UIJJO-+I:
Attach a spring scale t o the string and measure
the force needed t o turn the holder.
NOTE
7
Torque required to begin pinion move-
ment may exceed preload limits.
REFERENCE
1,200-1.800 g (2.65-3.97 Ibs)
16.0-9.0 kg-cm (5.16-7.80 in-lbsll
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If the assembly preload is out of specifications,
reinstall the pinion and recheck the preload.
GEAR TOOTH CONTACT
PATTERNCHECK
Remove the oil filler cap from the final gear
case.
Check the gear tooth contact pattern by rotat-
ing the ring gear several times in the normal
direction of rotation. The gear tooth contact
pattern is indicated by Prussian Blue applied to
the pinion before assembly.
Contact is normal if the Prussian Blue is
transferred t o the approximate center of each
tooth flank slightly extending toward the toe
side.
ION
NORMAL
CONTAC'
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DRIVE I
HEEL
C O ~ S T SlDE
Replace the ring gear shim, if the patterns are
not correct.
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TO CORRECT THIS CONDITION:
TO CORRECTTHIS CONDITION:
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COAST SlDE
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DRIVE SIDE DRIVE SIDE COAST Sl D E
Date of Issue: January, 1981
14-20
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