Polaris 2005 SPORTSMAN 500 Servise Manual page 222

TRANSMISSION
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5. Remove the park lockout.
6. Remove the sector cover bolts and remove the
sector cover. Removal can be aided by using your
thumbs to press down on the shafts and pulling up
the cover with your fingers.
Remove Sector Cover
8.8
7. Remove the compression spring (A).
A
8. Remove the detent star (B). Note how the detent
star fits onto the splined shaft and the raised edge
facing outward for reassembly.
9. Slide the detent pawl (C) off of the shift shaft (D).
D
C
10. Remove the lockout disc (E). Note the raised
edge facing outward for reassembly.
11. Remove the shift shaft (D) and the shift gears.
B
E