2009-2012 Honda MUV700 Big Red Service Manual, Page 480Get this manual
FRONT DRIVING MECHANISM It is imporram [0 turn Ihe pmion ear while lightening the bolts, If the ring gear shim IS too thickthe gears ill lOCk after only light tightening ,
Install the case cover and tighten the bolts in several steps until the cover evenly touches the gea case Then, wh ile rotating the pinion gear, tighten the bolts to the specified torque na crisscross pattern in several steps
10 mm BOLTS
TORQUE: 10 mm bolt: 46.5 N'm (4.7 kgfm, 34Ibf.ft) mm bolt: 25 N'm (2.6 kgfm19 Ibf.ft)
Remove the oi filler cap, Rotate the ring gear several times in both directions of rotationCheck the gear tooth contact pattern through the oil fi ller holeThe pattern is indicated by the Prussian Blue applied to the pinion Contact is normal if the Prussian Blue is transferred to the approximate center of each toothbut slightly to the heel side and to the flan sideIf the patterns are not correctremove and change the pinion shim with one of an alternate thicknessReplace the pin ion shim ith thicker one if the contact pattern is too high, toward the face