Honda 2005-2008 RX500 FA Service Manual page 379

'61HN252' by American Honda Motor Co. - Page 379 of 540
[2005-2008] [TRX500 FA/FGA]
It is important to
turn the pinion gear
while tightening the
bolts. If the ring
gear shim is too
thick, the gears will
lock after only light
1 of 1
Apply locking agent to the threads of the two 10 mm
bolts.
Install the bolts and tighten them in several steps
until the cover evenly touches the gear case. Then,
while rotating the pinion gear, tighten the bolts to
the specified torque in a crisscross pattern in sev-
eral steps.
tightening.
TORQUE: 10 mm bolt: 49 N·m (5.0 kgf·m, 36 lbf·ft)
8 mm bolt: 25 N·m (2.6 kgf·m, 19 lbf·ft)
Make sure that the gear assembly rotates smoothly
without binding.
PROPELLER SHAFT ASSEMBLY
PINION JOINT
(5 8 g)
Apply molybdenum disulfide grease to the seal rub-
bers.
Apply 5 8 g of molybdenum disulfide grease to the
propeller shaft joint splines.
Set the spring and propeller shaft joint onto the pro-
peller shaft.
Install the boot over the propeller shaft joint while
compressing the spring.
Install the boot band into the boot groove.
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SEAL RUBBER
FRONT DRIVING MECHANISM
PRYING POINT
10 mm BOLTS
CASE COVER
SEAL RUBBER
PROPELLER SHAFT JOINT
(5 8 g)
SEAL RUBBERS
BOOTS
PROPELLER SHAFT JOINT
SPRING
BOOT BAND
BOOT
PROPELLER SHAFT JOINT
8 mm BOLTS
PRYING POINT
(5 8 g)
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