Honda 2005-2008 RX500 FA Service Manual page 368

'61HN252' by American Honda Motor Co. - Page 368 of 540
[2005-2008] [TRX500 FA/FGA]
FRONT DRIVING MECHANISM
Keep dust and dirt
out of the case and
cover.
It is important to
turn the pinion gear
while tightening the
bolts. If the ring
gear shim is too
thick, the gears will
lock after only light
tightening.
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GEAR TOOTH CONTACT PATTERN
CHECK
Clean sealing material off the mating surfaces of the
differential case and cover, being careful not to
damage them.
Apply thin coat of Prussian Blue to the pinion gear
teeth for a tooth contact pattern check.
Install the left ring gear shim onto the differential
assembly.
Install the differential assembly into the gear case.
Install the right shim onto the differential assembly.
Install the 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: 49 N·m (5.0 kgf·m, 36 lbf·ft)
8 mm bolt: 25 N·m (2.6 kgf·m, 19 lbf·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 tooth, but slightly
to the 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.
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Apply Prussian Blue
DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY
BOLTS
CASE COVER
NORMAL:
FACE
HEEL
TOE FLANK
Drive side
LEFT SHIM
RIGHT SHIM
FACE
FLANK
Coast side
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