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9850043 R01 - 2017-2021 RANGER 500 / 570 Service Manual
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FINAL DRIVE
CHAPTER 8
FINAL DRIVE
GENERAL INFORMATION.............. .............. ... ........... ... ........... .. . . ............. . . . . . . 8.3
SPECIAL TOOLS ........... .. . . ............. . . . . . ............ .. .. ............. . . . . . ............. . . . . . . 8.3
FRONT HUB / BEARING...... ... ........... ... ............. . . . . . ............. .. .............. . . . . . ...... 8.4
HUB REMOVAL / INSPECTION. ............. .. .. ............. . . . . . ............. . . . . . . ............. . . . . 8.4
HUBSTRUT BEARING REPLACEMENT .. . .. ............. . . . . . ............. .............. .. . . ......... 8.4
HUB INSTALLATION .......... .. .............. . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. .. . . ............. . . . 8.5
FRONT HUB/WHEEL EXPLODED VIEW......... . . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. .. .. ............ . 8.7
FRONT DRIVE SHAFT........ .. . . ............. . . . . . ............ .. .. ............. . . . . . ............. . . . . . . 8.8
FRONT DRIVE SHAFT REMOVAL .... .............. ... ........... .. . ............. . . . . . ............. .. . 8.8
FRONT DRIVE SHAFT INSTALLATION ......... . . . . . . . ........... .. . . ............. . . . . . .............. . 8.9
FRONT GEARCASE .......... ... ........... .. . . ............. . . . . . .............. . . . . . ............. . . . . . .8.10
GEARCASE REMOVAL.. . .. ............. . . . . . ............. ... ........... ... ............. . . . . . ........8.10
GEARCASE INSTALLATION..... . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. .. .............. . . . . . ............8.10
FRONT GEARCASE (NON-ADC) .. . . . . ............. ... ........... ... ........... .. . ............. . . . . . .8.12
FRONT GEARCASE ASSEMBLY VIEW .......... . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. .. . . ........8.12
ALL WHEEL DRIVE OPERATION ........... ... ............. . . . . . ............. ... ........... .. . . .8.13
AWD DIAGNOSIS ..... ... ........... ... ............. . . . . . ............. .............. .. . .........8.14
FRONT GEARCASE DISASSEMBLY / INSPECTION . . . . . . ............. .. .. ............. . . . . . ....8.15
FRONT GEARCASE ASSEMBLY ......... . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. .. . . ............. . .8.18
FRONT GEARCASE (ADC) . . . . . ............. . . . . . .............. . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. ..8.21
EXPLODED VIEW, FRONT GEARCASE (4WDC) . . . . . . ............ . . . . . ............. .. . . ........8.21
OPERATION, FRONT GEARCASE (4WDC).. . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. .. ..............8.23
DISASSEMBLY / INSPECTION, FRONT GEARCASE (ADC) .. .. ........... .. . ............. . . . . . .8.24
REASSEMBLY, FRONT GEARCASE (ADC) ... . . . . . ............. .. .............. . . . . . ............8.28
TROUBLESHOOTING, FRONT GEARCASE (ADC) ...... .. .............. . . . . . ............. . . . . . .8.31
REAR BEARING CARRIER......... . . . . . ............. ... ........... .. . ............. . . . . . ............. ..8.35
INSPECTION........ . . . . . .............. . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. .. .............. . . . . . .....8.35
REMOVAL........... ... ........... ... ........... .. . . ............ . . . . . ............. .. . . ............. . .8.35
DISASSEMBLY.. .............. .. .. ............. . . . . . ............ . . . . . ............. .. . . ............. . .8.36
ASSEMBLY ........ . . . . . ............. .. .............. . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. .. . . ........8.36
INSTALLATION. . . ............. .. .. ............. . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............ .. . . ............. . .8.37
REAR DRIVE SHAFT ......... ... ........... .. . . ............ . . . . . . ............ .. .. ............. . . . . . ....8.38
REAR DRIVE SHAFT REMOVAL .. ............. . . . . . .. ........... ... ........... .. . . ............. . . . . .8.38
REAR DRIVE SHAFT INSTALLATION... . . . .. ............. . . . . . ............. .. ............ .. . . ........8.38
DRIVE SHAFT SERVICE . ........... ... ........... ... ............. . . . . . ............. ... ........... .. . ..8.39
DRIVE SHAFT / CV JOINT HANDLING TIPS .... . . . . . .. ........... .. . ............. . . . . . ............. ..8.39
OUTER CV JOINT / BOOT REPLACEMENT . . . .. ............. . . . . . ............. . . . . . . ........... .. . . .8.39
INNER PLUNGING JOINT / BOOT REPLACEMENT.......... . . . . . ............. . . . . . .. ........... .. . . .8.42
DRIVE SHAFT ASSEMBLY VIEW . . . ............. . . . . . . ............. . . . . . ............. .. .. ............8.44
PROPSHAFT U-JOINT SERVICE . . . . .. ........... ... ............. . . . . . ............. ... ........... .. . ..8.45
REMOVAL / INSTALLATION ............. . . . . . ............. .. . ............. . . . . . ............. .. .. .....8.45