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MAINTENANCE AND LUBRICATION
Wheels
Wheel In stallatio n
1. Place the transmission in gear and lock t he parking brake.
WARNING
Improperly installed wheels can adversely affect tire wear and
vehicle handling, which can result in serious injury or death.
Always ensure that all nuts are torqued to specification. Do not
service axle nuts that have a cotter pin installed. See your
Polaris dealer .
2. Place the wheel on the wheel hub with the valve stem toward the
outside and rotation arrows on the tire pointing toward forward
rotation.
3. Install the wheel nuts and finger tighten. On vehicles with tapered
rear wheel nuts, make sure the t apered ends of the nuts fit into the
tapers on the wheels.
4. Lower the vehicle to the ground.
5. Torque the nuts to specification.
Wheel Nut Torque Specifications
Check the wheel nut torques occasionally and when they’ve been
loosened for maintenance service.
Item Specification
Front Wheel Nuts 27 ft. lbs. (37 Nm)
Rear Wheel Nuts 50 ft. lbs. (68 Nm)
27 ft. lbs.
(37 Nm)
Rear
50 ft. lbs.
(68 Nm)
Front
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