this is the rear cv joint removal= REAR HUB REMOVAL
1. Place the ATV in Park and lock the parking brake.
Remove rear hub cap.
2. Remove cotter pin.
3. Loosen the hub retaining nut.
4. Loosen the wheel nuts.
5. Safely support the rear of the ATV.
CAUTION:
Secure the machine. Serious injury could occur
if machine tips or falls.
6. Remove wheel nuts and wheel.
7. Remove the rear brake caliper and safely
suspend the caliper from the frame with a piece of
wire.
8. Remove hub nut, domed washer and flat washer.
9. Remove hub.
10. Remove upper control arm bolt as shown.
11. Remove both lower control arm bolts.
12. Remove bearing carrier.
REAR DRIVE SHAFT
REMOVAL
1. Remove rear hub and bearing carrier.
2. Tip hub outward and remove shaft from hub.
3. Pull sharply outward to remove shaft from
transmission. It may be required to use one or 2 pry bars between the shaft and the transmission. And pry lightly all the way around tell it pops out from the transmission.(it helps to have a helper w/ this)
REAR DRIVE SHAFT
SERVICE
1. Remove clamps from rubber boot(s) using the
proper boot clamp pliers.
"iv used a needle nose pliers"
CV Boot Clamp Pliers:
Earless Type (PN 8700226)
2. NOTE: Photo bellow is shown without shaft for
clarity. Wipe grease away from recess in CV joint
inner hub to locate snap ring.
3. Open the snap ring using a snap ring pliers or
small needle nose pliers. Tap CV housing off
shaft with a soft faced hammer while holding snap
ring open.
4. Place a new snap ring in the groove of the CV joint
inner hub, with tabs facing the shaft as shown.
5. Refit CV joint on interconnecting shaft by tapping
with a plastic hammer on the joint housing. Take
care not to damage threads on the outboard CV
joint. The joint is fully assembled when the snap
ring is located in the groove on the
interconnecting shaft.
6. Install and tighten large boot clamp with boot
clamp pliers.
7. Remove any excess grease from the CV joint
external surfaces and position joint boot over
housing, making sure boot is seated in groove.
Position clamp over boot end and make sure
clamp tabs are located in slots. NOTE: Before
tightening boot clamp on inboard joint, make sure
any air pressure which may have built up in joint
boot has been released. The air should be
released after the plunging joint has been
centered properly. Tighten boot clamp using boot
clamp pliers. "needle nose pliers worked for me"
Here are some more links from our members who helped out(THANKS BY THE WAY)
http://zavalla.game-host.org/files/rearcv.pdf
http://zavalla.game-host.org/files/frontcv.pdf