2005-2011 Honda FourTrax Foreman TRX500 FE/FPE/FM/FPM/TM Service Manual, Page 386Get this manual
REAR DRIVING MECHANISM GEAR TOOTH CONTACT PATTERN CHECK Keep dust and din out of tile case and
Clean sealing material off the mating surfaces of the gear case and cover, being careful not to damage themApply thin coat of Prussian Blue to the pinion gear
Apply P,u",',m Blue
RING GEAR
teeth for tooth contact pattern checkInstall the ring gear right shim onto the ring gear
Install the ring gear with the shim into the gear caseInstalilhe ring gear left shim onto the ri ng gear
LEFT SHIM
IllS Importanr to rum the pinIOn gear while tlghenmg the boIts_ If the rmg gear shim IS too thick, the gears Will lock after only Il9ht tlghtenmg
Install the case cover and tighten the bolts in several steps until the cover evenly touches the gear caseThen, while rotating the pinion gear, tighten the bolts to the specified torque in crisscross pattern in several stepsTORQUE: '05'07: 10 mm bolt: 49 N'm (5.0 kgfm, 36 Ibf.ft! After '07: 10 mm bolt: 46.5 'm (4.7 kgfm34lbfftJ mm bolt: 25 N'm (2.6 kgfm19 Ibfft)