Installing The Universal Joint - Yamaha YFM660FS Grizzly 4x4 Supplementary Service Manual

FRONT CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINTS AND
DIFFERENTIAL GEAR
4.Check:
Differential gear operation
G
Unsmooth operation → Replace the differen-
tial gear assembly.
Insert the double off-set joint into the differ-
ential gear, and turn the gear back and forth.

INSTALLING THE UNIVERSAL JOINT

1.Install:
Universal joint
G
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Installation steps:
G
Install the opposite yoke into the U-joint.
G
Apply wheel bearing grease to the bearings.
Install the bearing 1 onto the yoke.
G
CAUTION:
Check each bearing. The needles can eas-
ily fall out of their races. Slide the yoke
back and forth on the bearings; the yoke
will not go all the way onto a bearing if a
needle is out of plate.
G
Press each bearing into the U-joint using a
suitable socket.
NOTE:
The bearing must be inserted far enough into
the U-joint so that the circlip can be installed.
Install the circlips 2 into the groove of each
G
bearing.
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