2001-2003 Honda TRX500FA Factory Service Manual, Page 307Get this manual
REAR DRIVING MECHANISM Install the ri ng gear with the shims into the gear case
It Is imooa sat to
Install the case cover and tighten he bo lts in seve ral
turn the pinion
while tightening the bolts If the ring gear shim Is too thick, the gears will lod: aft er only light
steps until the cover evenly touches the gear caseThen, while rot ating the pinion gear, ti hten the bo lts to the specified orque in crisscross pattern in sev-
10 BOLTS
eral stepsTORQUE10 mm bott: 49 -m 15 kgf-m36lbfftl .0 mm bolt: 25 Nm (2.6 kgfm19 Ibf.ft)
tightening
Remove the il filler capRotate the ring gear seve ral times in both directions of