Kawasaki Brute Force 750 4x4i Offroad Vehicle User Manual


 
FINAL DRIVE 12-55
Rear Axle
Rear Axle Joint Boot Replacement
Outboard Joint Boot R emoval
Remove:
Rear Axle (see Rear Axle Removal)
Boot Bands [A]
Scrap the removed boot bands.
Slide the joint boot [B] toward the inboard joint.
Tap the bearing housing [A] straight [B] with a plastic ham-
mer to separate it from the shaft.
CAUTION
Do not tap on t he cage. Be careful not get hurt when
the housing comes out. If the splined portion of
shaft cracked or damaged during disassembling of
outboard joint, do not reuse the shaft.
Remove:
Circlip [A]
Boot [B]
Small Band [C]
Outboard Joint Boot Installation
Cleantheaxleshaftbywipingofftheusedgreaseonit.
Wind the tape on the splines of the axle shaft in order to
protect the joint boot.
Install:
New Small Band [A]
New Boot [B]
Apply the special grease slightly on the inside of the new
boot small diameter, and install the boot on the axle shaft.
CAUTION
Only the special grease that is included with the
boot kit can be applied to the boots.
Install:
New Circlip [C ]