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9926806 R03 - 2015 - 2016 RANGER ETX / 570 2-SEAT 2015 - 2016 RANGER 570 CREW Service Manual
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INNER PLUNGING JOINT / BOOT
REPLACEMENT
1. Using a side cutters, cut away and discard the boot
clamps.
2. Remove the large end of the boot from the plunging
joint and slide the boot down the shaft.
3. Clean the grease from the face of the joint.
4. Place the drive shaft in a soft-jawed vise.
5. Using a soft-faced hammer, or brass drift, strike the
inner race of the joint to drive the joint off the drive
shaft. Be sure to tap evenly around the joint to avoid
binding.
NOTE
Tap on inner race only!
6. Make sure the circlip
q
is still on the shaft and not
left in the joint.
FINAL DRIVE