Honda 2005 FOURTRAX FOREMAN TRX500 TM Service Manual page 304

FRONT DRIVING MECHANISM (FM/FE models)
See page 16-9 for
band installation
direction.
Install the shaft boot band and a new outboard boot
band onto the outboard boot.
Bend down the band end and secure it with the lock
tabs. Tap the lock tabs with a plastic hammer.
LOCK TABS SHAFT BOOT BAND
Install band C and a new band B onto the inboard
boot.
Bend down the band end and secure it with the lock
tabs. Tap the lock tabs with a plastic hammer.
OUTBOARD BOOT BAND
BANDC
BANDB
LOCK TABS
INSTALLATION
Install a new stopper ring into the groove in the
inboard joint spline.
Be careful not to
damage the oil seal
in the differential
gear case.
Install the drive shaft by holding the inboard joint
until the stopper ring seats in the groove of the
differential.
Make sure that the stopper ring is seated properly
by pulling on the inboard joint lightly.
Install the knuckle (page 13-19)
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