2004 Polaris Sportsman 400 Owners Manual - Page 95

2004 Polaris Sportsman 400 Manual

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MAINTENANCE AND LUBRICATION Wheel Installation 1. Place the transmission in PARK 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″ Sportsman 400/500 20 ft. lbs. (27 Nm) 20 ft. lbs. (27 Nm) Sportsman 600/700 30 ft. lbs. (41 Nm) 30 ft. lbs. (41 Nm) Front Wheel Hub Tightening Front wheel bearing tightness and spindle nut retention are critical component operations. All service must be performed by your authorized Polaris dealer. 92

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MAINTENANCEANDLUBRICATION
WheelInstallation
1. Placethetransmissionin
PARKandlocktheparking
brake.
2. Placethewheelonthe
wheelhubwiththevalvestem
towardtheoutsideand
rotationarrowsonthetire
pointingtowardforward
rotation.
3. Installthewheelnutsandfinger
tighten.
4. Lowerthevehicletotheground.
5. Torquethewheelnutsaccordingtothewheelnuttorque
specificationschart.
NOTE:
Allnutsthathaveacotterpininstalledmustbeservicedbyan
authorizedPolarisdealer.
WheelNutTorqueSpecifications
Checkthewheelnuttorquesoccasionallyandwhenthey’vebeen
loosenedformaintenanceservice.
BoltSize
Sportsman400/500
Sportsman600/700
Front3/8
20ft.lbs.(27Nm)
30ft.lbs.(41Nm)
Rear3/8
20ft.lbs.(27Nm)
30ft.lbs.(41Nm)
FrontWheelHubTightening
Frontwheelbearingtightnessandspindlenutretentionarecritical
componentoperations. Allservicemustbeperformedbyyour
authorizedPolarisdealer.