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I let my neighbor ride one of my 500's one day. Has 27" Executioners on it. He tried to do a slide/fishtail when he came to a stop. Executioners don't fishtail on gravel. He rolled it all the way over, broke my winch controller, dumped the cooler out all over the ground. He doesn't ride my stuff anymore.

Yep, someone wanted parts for a similar machine. Only thing that makes sense with what was taken and what wasn't.

Bread trick work on those? I think heating the case they'll fall right out, but if not, you could try the bread trick. I'd do that before I'd get a HF blind bearing puller.

Did some nosing around last night. The gear on the Rubicon that meshes with that 40 tooth gear on the Rubicon is a 20 tooth gear, and it's the exact same factory part number as the 20 tooth gear on the 450 Foreman, so that explains while the gear mesh isn't an issue.

Welcome to the board!

You pinched the plates in the change clutch. Stand bike up on rear end, remove fan, pull front cover. Wiggle clutch plates. They’ll move. They shouldn’t. Loosen those 4 10mm bolts a little at a time and then when you have them fairly loose, grab the plate under those 4 bolts and wiggle it back and forth, pulling up on it. Those towers the 4 bolts screw into need to be centered. Tighten 4 bolts back up, poke at clutch plates. They shouldn’t move. Then button it back up.

Here’s what toodeep said about that 450 gear Your correct and the gears mesh fine. I have a friend that has been running one for years with zero issues. Been having a little time to do a little reading on the forum but not enough to get back into the conversations. What a crazy year this has been and still going.

If they hold air I’ll take them. Used one of the sets of my 350 tires on that Polaris SXS for the little one. Thanks man!

They leaking? Look like they have decent tread left on them......

Post lots of pics along the way. Here's a thread from the old board that shows quite a few pics of what you're looking at. https://www.hondaforeman.com/threads/2001-trx500fa-chattering-noise-from-transmission-area.312714/ I have a 2012 Rubicon I bought that the seller claimed runs but doesn't pull, so I"m going to be tearing into it at some point. Working on footshift 500's at the moment, with what little wrench time I'm getting.

@toodeep hasn't been on much lately, but I shot him a message asking if the gear mesh was ok using that new gear with the existing smaller gear. I'll let you know if i hear back from him.

Yes. That shaft is solid, pokes out of the front and rear of the engine. The gear slides onto the shaft.

Send yours to Vince. Cheaper, and the Vesrah rods are better than the OEM rods. You're looking at $225-250 for a rebuilt crank that will be better than the one you're going to buy for $370......

Warn full float kit. They made them for CJ'ss for awhile (which is what this is in the picture). Pricey as !, and hard to find now. Quit making them several years ago.

Outta ask more than that Shade. Used ATV prices are up. You can always drop it if it doesn't move. Looks great, as always.

Yep, EFI is great when it's working, but it's a ! to troubleshoot. I like carbs.

Be curious to see what you find out. I would think it that were doable someone would have done it by now to avoid tearing into engines to regear. To swap that 450 gear in, you pull the rear crankcase cover and the gear is right there on the rear of the output shaft. The Rubicon gear is a 40 tooth, the 450 gear that supposedly gives you a 7% reduction is a 42 tooth.

That question was asked in that Highlifter thread, but my guess is the difference is so minor it doesn't hurt anything. I'll let @toodeep weigh in since he's probably seen the swap actually done.

Interesting. That sniper EFI kit has been pretty popular with the Jeep guys. I'm sticking to my MC2100 carbs. Dang things are so simple my one year old could probably rebuild one.

Nope it's the secondary. The 450 is 42 tooth, the Rubicon is 40 tooth.

Let us know how it works out. I sent you a PM with a cheap 450 gear on canadian ebay. I have an 05 Rubicon. Might be something to try out if I ever have to tear into it.

01-14 Rubicons were the Hondatmatics. The post-14 Rubicon automatics were the DCT engines like my wife's 420 auto with IRS. The DCT's have gears in the transmission, clutches etc. Rubicon used to be the automatic 500 series. Now it's more like an option line on a Foreman. They made footshift Rubicons with IRS. They made DCT Rubicons that are automatic. They've greatly expanded the line by using the same parts in different models.

Here you go. http://forum.highlifter.com/tm.aspx?m=4364626&high=rubicon+gear+reduction

What's up with all you Wheelers from up north? LOL

Unfortunately there's not anything made for the Hondamatic Rubicons. A while back there was a 7% floating around, but I'm not sure on the specifics of it. If you're going to be in there anyway might be worth a look. @toodeep hasn't been on much lately, but maybe he'll chime in. toodeep No such thing except the 7% using a 450 gear. A little searching on here should bring up a couple threads on that. There are rumors that Honda is going to bring out a small SXS using the Rubicon power plant. When they did that with the Rincon power plant they gear downed the motor, possibly a chance there in the future (if the rumor holds true). Turner (I'm pretty sure that was the company) use to make a gear reduction years ago but it was expensive and always a waiting list, a long one until they had enough to build them.