interesting. I have a rancher that I recently purchased and the rear end darn near shot is what my buddy said and was planning to rebuild it soon. (only after I rebuild the front diff first which is completely shot!) Anyhow the manual is not perfect? One would think its spot on. Hopefully I can circle back to this post when I disasymbol my rear end. I did change the fluid in it though, and man was it bad. Full of muck and water that stunk to high hell!. I hope it can run for a few more rides before I get around to rebuilding it.
Curious where do you buy your bearing kits from? I need to replace my front diff bearings but its so hard to choose from the internet. I would love to replace with OEM but cost is just out of control. I would say Im a cautious driver but still enjoy a little fun. I dont try to break my atv though, If im stuck then im stuck.