2005 Polaris Sportsman 600 Owners Manual - Page 92

2005 Polaris Sportsman 600 Manual

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Wheel Installation MAINTENANCE AND LUBRICATION 1. Place the transmission in PARK and lock the 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 the 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 to specification. Wheel Nut Torque Specifications Check the wheel nut torques occasionally and when they've been loosened for maintenance service. Item Front Wheel Nuts Rear Wheel Nuts Specification 27 ft. lbs. (37 Nm) 27 ft. lbs. (37 Nm) 89

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MAINTENANCEANDLUBRICATION
WheelInstallation
1.
Place the transmission in
PARK and lock the parking
brake.
WARNING
Improperlyinstalledwheels
canadverselyaffecttirewear
andvehiclehandling,which
canresultinseriousinjuryor
death.Alwaysensurethatall
nutsaretorquedto
specification. Donotservice
axlenutsthathaveacotterpin
installed. SeeyourPolaris
dealer.
2.
Place the wheel on the wheel hub with the valve stem toward the
outside and the 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 to specification.
WheelNutTorqueSpecifications
Check the wheel nut torques occasionally and when they’ve been
loosened for maintenance service.
Item
Specification
FrontWheelNuts
27ft.lbs.(37Nm)
RearWheelNuts
27ft.lbs.(37Nm)