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Honda FourTrax Foreman Rubicon 2005 Service Manual page 386

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FRONT DRIVING MECHANISM
GEAR TOOTH CONTACT PATTERN
CHECK
Keep dust and dIrt
Clean sealing material off
the mating
surfaces of
the
ou/ofthecaseand
differential
case and cover, being careful
not to
covtJr.
damage
them.
I/IS
Important
to
rum the pmlOn gear
while tlghtemng
the
bolts.
If
the ring
ge81 shim
IS
too
!hlCk, the gears will
lock
after only light
tlghtemng
17-20
Apply
thin
coat of
Prussian Blue to the pinion
gear
teeth for
a tooth contact
pattern check.
Install
the
left
ring
gear shim onlo
the differential
assembly.
Install the differential
assembly
into the gear
case.
Install the right
shim onto
the differential
assembly.
Installihe
case cover and tighten
the
bolts in several
steps
until
the cover evenly
touches the gear
case.
Then,
while
rotating the
pinion
gear, tighten the
bolts
to
the specified
torque
in a crisscross pattern
in several steps.
TORQUE:
10
mm
bolt:
'OS
-
'01:
49
N'm
(5.0
kgf·m
,
36
Ibf·ft)
After
'01:
46.5
N 'm
(4.1
kgf·m
,
34
Ibl·ft)
8
mm
bolt:
25
N
'm
12.6
kgf·m
,
19 rbf·ft)
Remove
the oil
filler cap.
Rotate the
ring gear several
times in both
directions
of
rotation.
Check
the
gear tooth contact pattern through
the
oil
filler
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
t
ooth, but
slightly
to th
e
heel
side and
to
the
flank
side.
If the
patterns
are not correct,
remove and
change
the pinion shim with one of an alternate
thickness.
LEFT
RIGHTSHIM
BOLTS
CASE CO'vER
NORMAL:
HEEL
FACE
FACE
- -
I
~~
I
TOE FLANK
FLANK
Drive
side
Coast side

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