Table of Contents
Advertisement
66
5. Remove
the oil
fill/d
ipstick
(Figure
27),
as this
will
spe ed
up the
flow of oil.
6.
Allow
the
oil
to
completely
drain
.
7.
Inspect
the cond ition of the drained
oil for con-
tam ination
after
it
has
cooled
down. If any
particles
arc
found,
some type of
internal
transmission dam-
age
has occ
urred.
Refer
10
Chapter
Nine.
8.
Install
a new gas
ket on
the
oil
tank
drain plug.
9.
Install
the
dra
in
plug
(F
igu re
28)
and
its gasket.
Sec
urely
tighten
the drain
plug.
10.
Insert
a
funnel into
the
oil fill
hole
and
fill
the
transmission
with
the
correct
weight
(Ta
ble
3)
and
quantity
of
oil
(Ta ble
4).
I
I.
Remove the funnel,
install the
oil
fill
cap/dip-
stick and
tighten
secu rely.
12.
Ride the
ATV
for
10-15 minutes
and shill
thro
ugh
all
transmission
ranges.
Shut
o
fT the en-
gine.
13. Place
the ATV
on
level
ground and
set
the park-
ing brake.
14.
Chec
k
for leaks.
Tighten if
necessary.
15.
Check
the
transmission
oil
level
as
descrihed
in
this chapte
r.
Adju
st
the
oi
l level
if
necessa
ry.
WARNING
Contact
with oil
may
cause
cancer.
lIash
both
hands thoroughly
with
soap and
wate
r
as
soon
as
possible
af-
ter handling
or
coming
ill
co
nta ct
with
transmission
oil.
Fron t
G
earease (1996-1997
Models)
Oil LeH I
C
heck
I. Unscrew
the
oil fill
plug
and chec k
the transmis-
sion
oil
level.
The
o
il
level is
correct
if it
reaches
the
bottom
of the
oil fill
hole.
2.
If
necessary,
add the correct
type of oi
l
to
bring
the
level
up
10
the bottom
of'the
oil fill
hole.
Refer to
Tab le 3
.
3.
Install the oil fill
plug
and
sealing
washer and
tighten
securely.
Front
Ge
a rease
(1998 a
nd Late r
Models)
Oil
LeHI C
heek
The
oi
llevcl cannot
be
checked on
these
mode
ls.
The gearcas c
must be
drained
and
refill
ed
with the
co
rrect
quantity ofa
il
to
ensure
correc t oil level.
Re-
fer to the fo
llowing
proced ure,
CHA PT
ER
T
H REE
Front
Gea
rca se O
il
C
ha nge
(AIIl\1odels)
NO
TE
This procedure
is
shown
all
a 2000
model
and
relates
10
all
models
cov-
ered
ill
this
manual.
The
0
11 ( 1'
varia-
tion is
the
location of'he
oil fill
plug
on /he
gearcase.
Hide quick links:
Advertisement
Table of Contents
Troubleshooting
