Honda TRX400EX FOURTRAX 1999, Service Manual

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FRONT
PIVOT BEARING REPLACEMENT
Remove the stopper rings.
Press the spherical bearing out
of the arm pivot.
TOOL
Spherical bearing driver
-
not
available in
U.S.A. or
-
Install a new stopper ring into the groove in the arm
pivot properly.
Press a new bearing into the arm pivot until it
con-
tacts the stopper ring, using the same tool.
Install a new stopper ring into the opposite side
groove.
NOTE:
Spherical bearing case is split as part of manufacturing
process.
INSTALLATION
Pack 3 g of grease into each arm pivot as
shown.
Coat new dust seal lips with grease and install them
into the arm pivots until they are flush with the pivot
ends.
Install the pivot collars into the dust seals.
Install the following:
-
upper and lower arm with pivot bolts from front
-
pivot nuts
-
shock absorber lower mounting bolt and nut
-brake hose clamp with bolt
TORQUE:
side
arm:
39
(4.0 29
Shock absorber: 44
(4.5
kgfm, 33
BEARING DRIVER
BEARING
STOPPER RING
COLLARS
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