opps

[4dawgma]

Ok here's my problem. I was leaking gear oil from the rear axle on a 97 or 98 honda foreman. Put in a new seal and might as well throw in a new bearing while I'm there right not so hard. well in turn into a pretty good project but I managed to get every thing back together. So I'm putting things back together yesterday and ran into a little problem. I was trying to reinstall the gearbox thingy. first thing you have to do is slide the drive shaft into this little tube and aline the splines with the yoke. but my problem is the yoke is pointed down and I can't get splines lined up. anybody know of a trick for this with taking off more stuff? I wish I knew how to get pictures of my phone so I could show ya'll what I'm up against.

[4dawgma]

Oh yeah one more thing.... I'm coming in from where that O-ring labeled 22 is

[donia]

can you roll it enough to get the yoke to turn almost a quarter turn so the end isn't straight down - so that the yoke is half cocked?
or can you pull the boot (#5) back or is there room to get in there?

[4dawgma]

the yoke is inside that tube where it gets larger. and the tube pivots (attached to frame) at #12. I'm trying to figure out a way to do without taking all that off. you can pull the boot back but it's actually well before the yoke.

[donia]

[DEERHUNT]

Check the splines for trash and grease build up. If the yoke is still in the tube use a stiff brass cleaning brush from a gun cleaning kit. If you can turn the yoke, have someone hold the drive shaft in the tube pushing just a little while you turn the yoke.

[dukmisr2005]

there is room to slide the boot back but be careful and don't crack it.. i did the same to mine but i didn't remove the shaft when i pulled the gear box.. i installed a new gear box, axel, seals, and bearings.. and greased all splines when reassembling..

[4dawgma]

this may help some, I need some way to lift that yoke but when shaft is all the way in it "seals" that tube making it difficult to remove third hand

[donia]

[jdbuckshot]

Drill a small hole in the housing above the yoke, use a magnet to pull it up and stick the drive shaft in, fill the hole with a Grease zert or bolt.

Or drill the hole in the bottem of the housing and push it up with a rod, then fill the hole with a grease zert or bolt


JD

[donia]

[4dawgma]

maybe. gonna probably throw everything thing I got at it this weekend before I forget where all these nuts and bolts go all ideas are appreciated. I like your winch idea way to think outside the box

[donia]

[cwink]

I would think you could you turn the wheeler on it side.. That way the yoke should line up. I can't see the pic, so I am assuming that the yoke is inside the rear end housing and your trying to stab the axel into the yoke.

[4dawgma]