Polaris RANGER 500 2017 Service Manual page 403

31. Thoroughly clean the shift shaft housing. Be sure
the transmission is in High gear prior to
reassembly.
32. Install the sector gear (16T) onto the shift drum shaft.
Install the shift shaft assembly and sector gear (11T)
into the bushing pocket on the left side. Align the
timing marks on the gears as shown.
33. Install the spacer onto the shift drum shaft.
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34. Install the detent star onto the shift drum shaft. Be
sure to install the detent star with the raised edge
facing outward and skip-tooth aligned.
35. Install the detent pawl onto the shift shaft and
carefully install the compression spring.
36. Install a new O-ring on each shift shaft. Apply a small
amount of white lithium grease on the O-rings, shift
shafts and component contact surfaces prior to
installing the sector cover.
37. Clean the transmission and gear sector cover mating
surfaces thoroughly.
38. Apply Crankcase Sealant (3-Bond) (PN 2871557)
onto the cover and transmission case mating
surface.
39. Install the sector cover and align the transmission
case dowel with the alignment hole. Install and
torque the bolts to specification.
TORQUE
Sector Cover Bolts:
11 ft-lbs (15 Nm)
TRANSMISSION
7
7.33