Honda Fourtrax Rancher AT 2004 Service Manual page 379

GEAR TOOTH CONTACT PATTERN
CHECK
Keep aUSl and dirT
Clean sealing material off the mating surfaces of t he
out of the case and
gear case and cover, being careful not to damage
cover them.
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while
tlghtenmg
the
bolts.
If
the nng
gear
shims IS
too
thick.. the gears will
lock after only IIghl
Ilghtenmg.
Apply thin coat of Prussian Blue to the pinion gear
teeth for a toot h contact pattern check.
Install the ring gear right shim onto the ring gear.
Install the ring gear into the gear case.
Install the leh shim.
Install the cover bolts and tighten them in several
st eps until the cover evenly touches the gear case.
Then, while rotating the pi nion gear, tighten the
bolts to the specified torque in a crisscross pattern
in several steps.
TORQUE:
10 mm bolt: 49 N 'm (5.0 kgf·m , 36 1bHt)
8 mm bolt: 25 N·m (2.6 kgf·m, 19 IbUt)
Remove the oil filler cap.
Rotate the ring gear several times in both di rections
of rotation.
Check the gear tooth contact pattern through the oil
fi li er hole.
The pattern is indicated by the Prussian Blue
applied to the pinion.
Contact is normal if the Prussian Blue is transferred
to the approximate center of each tooth, but slightly
to the heel side and to the flank side.
If the pattern are not correct, remove and change
the pinion shim with a suitable one.
REAR DRIVING MECHANISM
RING GEAR
8mmBOLTS
10 mm BOLTS
-
NORMAL:
HEEL
FACE __
DRIVE
SIDE
FLANK
_ FACE
FLA NK
COAST
SIDE
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