Honda 2005 FOURTRAX FOREMAN TRX500 TM Service Manual page 322

FRONT DRIVING MECHANISM (FM/FE models)
It is important to
turn the pinion
while tightening the
bolts. If the ring
gear shim is too
thick, the gears will
lock after only light
tightening.
Apply locking agent to the threads of the two 10 mm
bolts.
Install the two 10 mm bolts and four 8 mm bolts,
and tighten them several steps until the cover
evenly touches the 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 Ibfft)
8 mm bolt: 25 IM-m (2.5 kgf-m, 18 Ibfft)
Make sure that the gear assembly rotates smoothly
without binding.
PROPELLER SHAFT ASSEMBLY/INSTALLATION
10 mm BOLTS
8 mm BOLTS
OUTER RING RUBBER
SEAL
SPLINES
( 5 - 8 g )
RUBBER SEAL
SPLINES PROPELLER
(5-8g) SHAFT JOINT
Apply molybdenum disulfide grease to the rubber
seals.
Apply 5 - 8 g of molybdenum disulfide grease to the
propeller shaft joint splines.
Set the spring and propeller shaft joint onto the pro-
peller shaft.
SPRING
RUBBER SEALS
Install the boot over the propeller shaft joint while
compressing the spring.
Install the boot band into the boot groove.
PROPELLER SHAFT JOINT
BAND
BOOT PROPELLER SHAFT JOINT
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