Polaris 1999 Sportsman 400 Service Manual page 267

T RA:-.iS MISSION 261
20A. On 1996- 1999 mode ls, slide the thrust washer
onto the high/ low/reverse shaft.
20B. On 2000 models. install the retainingring (Figu re
57) onto the high/low/reverse shaft. Make sure the ring
is correctly sealed in the shaft (Figure 40).
NOTE
Do not install tire needle hear ing at
this time. II mu st he ills/ailed after tile
/0 11'
gear is ills/a iled
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the shaft.
2 1. Position the low gear with the shift dogs facing
down (F igu re 58) and install the low gear past the
input shaft bearing and onto the high/ low/reverse
shall.
22. Center the low gcar( A, Figure 38) on the shaft.
23. Apply clean gcarcase lubricant
10
the needl e
bearing and insert the bearing into the low gear (B.
Figure
3H).
Push it in until it bottoms.
24. Install the inner washer (F igure 59)
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the
high/Jaw/reverse shaft .
25. On 2000 mode ls. install the circlip (Fta urc 60 )
onto the shaft. Make sure the circli p is correctly
sealed within the shaft groove (A.
Fi~u re
37).