Honda 2005 FOURTRAX FOREMAN TRX500 TM Service Manual page 253

FRONT WHEEL/SUSPENSION/STEERING
INSTALLATION
Apply grease to the pivot collar outer surface and
install the collar into the upper arm.
Apply molybdenum disulfide grease to the dust seal
lips and install the dust seal caps onto the upper
arm.
Install the upper arm into the frame with the pivot
bolt and a new nut, and tighten the nut.
TORQUE: 34 N-m (3.5 kgf m, 25 Ibfft)
Install the shock absorber lower mount into the
upper arm with the mounting bolt and a new nut,
and tighten the nut.
TORQUE: 44 N-m (4.5 kgf m, 32 Ibfft)
Install the lower arm into the frame with the pivot
bolts and new nuts, and loosely tighten the nuts.
Install the wheel hub/knuckle assembly onto the
upper and lower arms and install the ball joint nuts.
Tighten each nut to the specified torque and further
tighten until its grooves align with the cotter pin
hole.
TORQUE: 29 N-m (3.0 kgf m, 21 Ibfft)
Install new cotter pins.
Install the brake hose into the hose guide and the
hose clamp onto the upper arm, and tighten the
bolts.
TORQUE: 12 N-m (1.2 kgf-m, 9 Ibfft)
FM/FE only: Install the front guard onto the lower
arm with new bolts, and tighten the bolts securely.
Install the front wheel (page 13-10).
Place the vehicle on level ground and tighten the
lower arm pivot nuts.
TORQUE: 44 N-m (4.5 kgf-m, 32 Ibfft)
Install the front carrier pipe (page 3-8).
COTTER PINS, BALL JOINT NUTS
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