Removal and Installation

REAR FINAL DRIVE


Removal and Installation


REMOVAL
1. Remove center muffler with a power tool. Exploded View.
2. Remove stabilizer bar with a power tool. Exploded View.
3. Remove rear propeller shaft from the final drive. Exploded View.





4. Remove drive shaft from final drive with a power tool. Then suspend it by wire, etc. Exploded View.
5. Remove breather hose from the final drive.
6. Remove rear wheel sensor. Exploded View





7. Set a suitable jack to rear final drive assembly.

CAUTION:
Never place a jack under the rear cover (aluminum case).
8. Remove the mounting bolts and nuts connecting to the suspension member with a power tool. And then, remove rear final drive assembly.

CAUTION:
Secure rear final drive assembly to a suitable jack while removing it.

INSTALLATION
Note the following, and installation is in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:
Check that there are no pinched or restricted areas on the breather hose caused by bending or winding when installing it.





- Install the breather hose (1) to breather connector until dimension
(A) shown as follows.

A:
Final drive side : 20 mm (0.79 in)
Suspension member side : 20.5 mm (0.807 in)

CAUTION:
- Never reuse hose clamp.
- Install the hose clamp at the final drive side, with the tab facing downward.
- Install the hose clamp at the suspension member side, with the tab facing downward.





- If remove breather connector, install breather hose (1) as shown in the figure.
- For installation, insert the resin connector into rear suspension member (2). Install the metal connector (3) in rear cover so that the hose insertion side faces the left side of the vehicle as shown in the figure. Insert the hose clip (4) into rear suspension member.
Arrange the breather hose to pass by over wheel sensor harness.

White arrow : Vehicle front

CAUTION:
Never reuse breather connector and hose clip.
- When oil leaks while removing final drive assembly, check oil level after the installation. Inspection.