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REAR GEARCASE
GEARCASE REMOVAL
1. Position vehicle on a level surface and remove seat.
2. Drain the rear gearcase lubricant.
3. Remove the rear cab.
4. Remove the left rear wheel, lower left-hand frame
support and outer PVT cover.
5. Remove the (4) bolts retaining the rear propshaft to
the rear gearcase input shaft.
6. Slide the shaft towards the transmission and pivot
the propshaft down. Slide the propshaft off the
transmission output shaft and out from the vehicle.
7. Remove the drive belt, drive clutch and driven clutch.
8. Remove the stabilizer bar linkage rod and rotate the
stabilizer bar out of the way.
9. Remove upper shock mounting bolts from each side.
10. Remove the (3) through-bolt fasteners retaining the
left rear upper and lower A-arms to the frame.
11. Remove the left rear suspension and drive shaft from
the vehicle as an assembly.
12. Remove the through-bolt fastener retaining the right
rear upper A-arm to the bearing carrier. Pivot the
wheel hub and bearing carrier down to remove the
drive shaft from the gearcase.
NOTE
Take care not to stretch the brake line while removing
the drive shaft.
13. Remove the drive shaft from the rear gearcase by
pulling sharply.
FINAL DRIVE