Front Drive Shaft Installation - Polaris RANGER 500 2018 Service Manual

9. Pull strut assembly out while pivoting front drive shaft
downward until it clears strut assembly.
10. With short sharp jerks, remove drive shaft from front
gearcase.

FRONT DRIVE SHAFT INSTALLATION

1. Install new spring ring on drive shaft. Apply an anti-
seize compound to splines. Align splines of drive
shaft with front gearcase and install by lightly tapping
on drive shaft with rubber faced hammer.
2. Install drive shaft into strut housing.
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3. Install the lower A-arm onto the lower ball joint,
q
to specification and install new cotter
torque nut
w
pin .
4. Install hub and tighten spindle nut to specification.
Install a new cotter pin
5. Install the brake caliper. Torque fasteners to
specification.
TORQUE
Ball Joint Nut Torque:
30 ft-lbs (41 Nm)
Front Hub Nut Torque:
90 ft-lbs (122 Nm)
Brake Caliper Bolt Torque:
46 ft-lbs (62 Nm)
FINAL DRIVE
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