2003 Polaris Universal ATV Owners Manual - Page 115

2003 Polaris Universal ATV Manual

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Adjustments MAINTENANCE AND LUBRICATION Wheel Installation 1. Place the transmission in gear and lock the parking brake. 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. 4. Lower the vehicle to the ground. 5. Torque the wheel nuts according to the wheel nut torque specifications chart. NOTE: All nuts that have a cotter pin installed must be serviced by an authorized Polaris dealer. Wheel Nut Torque Specifications Check the wheel nut torques occasionally and when they've been loosened for maintenance service. Bolt Size Front 3/8″ Rear 3/8″ Rear 1/2″ Specification 20 ft. lbs. (27 Nm) 20 ft. lbs. (27 Nm) 50 ft. lbs. (68 Nm) 113

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MAINTENANCEANDLUBRICATION
Adjustments
WheelInstallation
1. Placethetransmissioningear
andlocktheparkingbrake.
2. Placethewheelonthewheel
hubwiththevalvestemtoward
theoutsideandrotationarrows
onthetirepointingtoward
forwardrotation.
3. Installthewheelnutsandfinger
tighten.
4. Lowerthevehicletotheground.
5. Torquethewheelnutsaccordingtothewheelnuttorque
specificationschart.
NOTE:
Allnutsthathaveacotterpininstalledmustbeservicedbyan
authorizedPolarisdealer.
WheelNutTorqueSpecifications
Checkthewheelnuttorquesoccasionallyandwhenthey’vebeen
loosenedformaintenanceservice.
BoltSize
Specification
Front3/8
20ft.lbs.(27Nm)
Rear3/8
20ft.lbs.(27Nm)
Rear1/2
50ft.lbs.(68Nm)