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Honda FourTrax Foreman Rubicon 2005 Service Manual page 412

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REAR DRIVING MECHANISM
Remove the ring gear and shims.
BEARING INSPECTION
Turn the inner
race
of each bearing in
the
gear case
and case cover with your
finger. The bearings
should turn smoothly and quietly.
Also
check
that
the bearing outer
race fits tightly
in the case or
cover.
For
ring
gear bearing
replacement,
see page
18-12.
GEAR TOOTH CONTACT PATTERN
CHECK
Keep dUSf anddlrr
Clean sealing material off the
mating
surfaces of the
ourofrhecas8and
gear case and
cover,
being careful not 10 damage
18-12
cover
them.
Apply
thin
coat of
Prussian
Blue
to
the
pinion
gear
teeth for a tooth contact
pattern
check.
Install
the ring gear shims onto
the
ri
ng gear.
Install the
ring
gear w ith the shims into the gear
case.
RING
GEAR
RING
GEAR
BEARING
RING
Apply Prussian
Blue

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