2005-2006 Honda ATV TRX500FE/FM/TM FourTrax Foreman Factory Service Manual, Page 311Get this manual
FRONT DRIVING MECHANISM (FMFE models) Install the differential assembly into the gear caseDIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY
RIGHT SHIM Install the case cover and tighten the bolts in several steps until the cover evenly touches the gear caseIt is important to Then, while rotating the pinion gear, tighten the turn the pinion gear bolts to the specified torque in crisscross pattern while tightening the in several stepsboltsIf the ring TORQUE: 10 mm bolt: 49 (5.0 kgf-m, 36 Ibfft) gear shim is too mm bolt: 25 (2.5 kgf m, 18 Ibfft) thick, the gears will lock after only light tightening
10 mm BOLTS
CASE COVER Rotate the ring gear several times in both directions of rotationCheck the gear tooth contact pattern through the oil filler holeThe pattern is indicated by the Prussian Blue applied to the pinionContact is normal if the Prussian Blue is transferred to the approximate center of each tooth, but slightly to the heel side and to the flank sideIf the patterns are not correct, remove and change the pinion shim with one of an alternate thicknessNORMAL: HEEL