2004-2006 Honda FourTrax Rancher TRX350TE/TM/FE/FM Service Manual, Page 304Get this manual
FRONT DRIVING MECHANISM (FMFE model) Install the case cover and tigh ten he bolts in several st eps unti the cover even ly ouc hes the gear caseft 15 Imporranr to rurn me pinion :Igh renmg e
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Then, whi le rotating tha pinion gear, ti ht en th bo lts to the specified torque in crisscross pattern in several stepsTORQUE: 10 mm bolt: 49 (5.0 kgfm36 Ibf.ttl mm bolt: 25 (2.6 kgfm19 Ibfttl
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Remove the oil filler capRotate the ring gear seve ral li mes in both rections of rotationCheck he gear tooth conlaCI pattern through the oil filler hole The pattern is in dicated by the Prussian Blue applied to the pinionContact is normal if the Prussian Blue is ransferred to the approximate center of each to ot h, but slightly to the hee side and to th flank sideIf th patterns are no co rr ect, rem ove nd change the pinion shim with one of an alternate thi ckness