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29M
FRONT DRI
VE
AXLE,
800 TS AND
CV (C
ONSTA;l/T VELOC ITY)
JOINTS
The front
drive axles connect
to the front
drive
unit. The Hillard drive elut
ches
arc locat
ed
in
the
front whe
el
hubs.
Serv
ice
to
the axl
es is usually lim-
ited
to
installing
new
seal
boots
or
installing the
complete
shaft
and
universal joints.
NOTE
T
o reinstall the original
equipment
cla
mps all the C Vjoint
rubber
boots,
a special
Polaris
100
/
is
required.
For
ear-type
cla
mps .
lise
part
No.
8700225 or
for earless
typ
e
clamp
.
use
part
No. 8
700226.
A scre w clamp
of e
xactly
the
same size may
be
substi-
lilt
ed.
Removal
I.
Place the vehicle
on
level
ground
and
set
the
parking bra
ke.
Block the rear
wheel
so the veh
icle
will
not
roll in
eitherdirection.
2. Remove
the
front
fender
as
described
in
Chapter
Fifteen.
3.
Raise
the
front
of
the vehicle
lip
to gain
working
room
under
the fro
nt
strut.
Secure
the
vehicle
inthis
position so it
will
not
shill
or fall
while
working
on
it.
4.
Remove the front
ca
liper
as
de
scribed
in Chapter
Fourteen.
5. Remove
the
front hub
as desc
ribed
in
Chapter
Ten
.
6.
Disconnect the
front wheel dr
ive co
il
electrical
connector (F
igure
32).
7.
Disconnect
the front
suspension arm from the
front stru t
as descri bed
in Chapter Twel
ve.
8.
Disconnect
the
outboard
e
nd of the
tic
rod
(
Fig-
ure 33)
from the front strut
as described
in Chapter
Twelve.
9.
Move
the
front strut out
from
the
drive
axle
to
loosen the outer bearing from thestrut
(F
igure
34),
then
slide the outer
bearin g off
the axl
e.
10.
Move the front
strut
farther
out and withdraw
thedrive
axle
from
it.
I
I. Slidethe outer
bearing
backonto the
drive
a
xle.
NO TE
The
rubber
boot
crln
be repla
ced
with
the driv e axle s
till atta
ched
to
the
fr o nt drive
ecce
ntric
shaft. or front
CHAI'TER
TEN
34
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