All posts by dstech

Replacing rear gear bolts

Hi again,thanks to Melatv advice my shift motor problem is solved. I have another question. I want to change the rear gear oil in my 2007 honda rancher trx420te. I bought the correct oil.The service manual say’s to replace the sealing washer on the check bolt, O-ring on the filler cap, and the 3 bolts on the skid plate. Are all these bolts necessary to replace just to change the oil? Thank you again for all your help.

Timing Chain Install TRX300A (FW)

I changed the timing chain, and was "I thought" very careful to get the marks on the cam gear aligned perfectly with the the timing marks on the crank, by the book. When I put it together it ran fine, but seemed down on power, and it would not take all of the gas. If you held the throttle wide open it would surge up and down instead of taking the gas. I suppose it is a stupid mistake, but I share this so that the next guy does not do the same thing. I set the crank marker arrow dead between the two little marks on the crank, on the left side cover, but that was WRONG. I was suppose to set the crank arrow on the T-Mark, just beyond the double lines. Once I corrected this little problem she runs like a champ, back to spinning the rear tires. WHOO HOO!

OEM rocker switch

I’m looking to buy an OEM style rocker switch, similar to the ones used for heated grips. I’m adding a LED light bar and I don’t like the switch that came with the light. The Mic Tuning switches look good but feel it is a little to large for my application. I’m adding it to a 2011 sportsman 850 with the LCD display.

So if you know of a online source please share.

Thanks!