Rear Axle Installation - Linhai 2004 ATV 260 Service Manual

CHAPTER 5 FINAL DRIVE
2. Remove cotter pin.
3. Loosen- but do not remove- the hub
retaining nut.
4. Loosen- but do not remove- the wheel
nuts.
5. Safely support the rear of the ATV.
CAUTION
7. Serious injury could occur if machine tips
or falls.
8. Remove wheels.
9. Remove hubs.
10. Remove brake hose clamp and brake
shield(s).
11. Remove rear brake caliper(s) and support
it from machine frame.
12. Remove rear brake disc(s).
13. Remove skid plate(s).
14. Remove left swing arm asm bolts.
15. Remove axle tube(s) bolts from rear gear
case(and remove the right side tube).
16. Slide axle through rear gearcase to the
right enough to allow the axle tube to slip
off between axle and swing arm asm.
17. Remove ring retainer(the hog ring) and
spacer(collar) from axle.
18. Slide axle through the gear case and
remove from vehicle.
19. Remove o-ring seals from both sides of
gear case and discard.

5.11 REAR AXLE INSTALLATION

1. Grease and instal
gearcase.
2. lide axle through rear gearcase until ring
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retainer groove is accessible to the left of
gearcase.
3. Instal new hog ring and retainer.
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NOTE
Retainer (Spacer) should enclose stopper
ring (hog ring).
4. Slide axle tube assembly over axle shaft
new o - rings on rear
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