Front Drive Shaft; Drive Shaft Removal - Polaris 2012 RANGER RZR 570 INTL Service Manual

FINAL DRIVE

FRONT DRIVE SHAFT

Drive Shaft Removal

1. Elevate front of veh icle and safely su pport machine
under the frame area.
Serious injury may result if machine tips or falls.
Be sure machine is secure before beginning this
service procedure. Wear eye protection when
removing bearings and seals.
2. Remove th e (4 ) whe el nuts and remove th e fro nt
wheel.
3. Remove the cotter pin and loosen the front wheel hub
castle nut. Rem ove th e n ut, and (2) co ne washers
from the front wheel hub assembly.
Castle Nut
Cone
Washers
4. Remove th e tw o fr ont b rake caliper mo unting bo lts
and r emove th e calip er from the bra ke disc (see
Chapter 9).
CAUTION: Do not hang the caliper by the brake line.
Use wire to h ang calip er to pr event damage to the
brake line.
5. Remove the front wheel hub assembly.
7.6
CAUTION
Cotter Pin
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6. Remove the upper ball joint pinch bolt.
Pinch
Bolt
7. Using a soft faced hammer, lightly tap on the bearing
carrier while removing the upper ball joint end.
8. Remove the drive shaft from the front bearing carrier.
9. With a short, sharp jerk, remove drive shaft from the
front gearcase.