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FINAL DRIVE
9923412 - 2012 Sportsman 400/500 and EFI Tractor Service Manual
© Copyright 2011 Polaris Sales Inc.
Assembly
1. Support bottom of bearing carrier housing.
2. Start bearing in housing.
3. Press bearing into place until outer race bottoms on
h
ousing.
4. Install snap ring into groove.
Installation
1. Insert bearing carrier on drive shaft.
2. Align bottom of carrier housing and lower control arm.
Gre
ase and slide lower control arm bushings into
place, securing corner housing.
3. Install and torque both lower control arm bolts.
4. Lift bearing carrier until top aligns with upper control
arm
. Install and torque upper control arm bolt and
torque to specification.
5. Pull drive shaft outward and install hub onto driveshaft
sp
lines. Apply anti-seize to the splines.
6. Install cone washers with domed side facing outward.
7. Install retainer nut, wheel and wheel nuts.
Use an arbor press only on the outer race
to avoid bearing damage.
Lower Control Arm Bolt Torque:
37 ft. lbs. (50 Nm)
Upper Control Arm Bolt Torque:
37 ft. lbs. (50 Nm)