Honda 2005 FOURTRAX FOREMAN TRX500 TM Service Manual page 264

REAR WHEEL/SUSPENSION
SERVICE INFORMATION
GENERAL
This section covers service of the rear wheel, rear shock absorber and swingarm.
Refer to page 13-11 for tire information.
Refer to page 15-15 for brake system service.
Refer to page 16-3 for rear driving mechanism service.
A jack or other support is required to support the vehicle.
Use genuine Honda replacement bolts and nuts for all suspension pivots and mounting points.
When using the lock nut wrench, use a deflecting beam type torque wrench 20 inches long. The lock nut wrench
increases the torque wrench's leverage, so the torque wrench reading will be less than the torque actually applied to the
lock nut. The specification given is the actual torque applied to the lock nut, not the reading on the torque wrench. Do
not overtighten the lock nut. The specification later in the text gives both actual and indicated.
SPECIFICATIONS
Unit: mm (in)
ITEM
Minimum tire tread depth
Cold tire pressure Standard
Minimum
Maximum
With cargo
STANDARD
-
25 kPa (0.25 kgf/cm
2
, 3.6 psi)
22 kPa (0.22 kgf/cm
2
, 3.2 psi)
28 kPa (0.28 kgf/cm
2
, 4.0 psi)
25 kPa (0.25 kgf/cm
2
, 3.6 psi)
SERVICE LIMIT
4.0(0.16)
-
-
-
-
TORQUE VALUES
Rear wheel nut
Shock absorber upper mounting nut
Shock absorber lower mounting bolt
Swingarm left pivot bolt
Swingarm right pivot bolt
Swingarm right pivot lock nut
64 N-m (6.5 kgf-m, 47 Ibf-ft)
34 N-m (3.5 kgf-m, 25 Ibf-ft)
44 N-m (4.5 kgf-m, 32 Ibf-ft)
112 N-m (11.4 kgf-m, 83 Ibf-ft)
10 N-m (1.0 kgf-m, 7 Ibf-ft)
112 N-m (11.4 kgf-m, 83 Ibf-ft)
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