How to change diff fluid on Honda Foreman 500

In this video I change the differential fluids on both axels of my Honda Foreman 500.

[@DanPeay]

Brilliant and timeless example of changing the diff oil. Great idea and tip to use tubing to fill the hard-to-reach fill hole @9:25. Thanks for capturing this!

[@thecitiots]

Awesome feedback thank you 🤘keeps me excited to get back to editing.

[@imtruth69]

Speaking of good calls, your call to verify the vent tube is not stopped up was right on. I am in the middle of servicing mine and thanks to you I checked it and found it completely plugged. Now I just have to figure out how to UN-plug it. I am about to try some wire run down in it. Thanks for the great video. I wish I could give it more than 1 thumbs up.

[@thecitiots]

What about air pressure? Otherwise please share what worked for you.

[@imtruth69]

@@thecitiots Yes sir, I tried air and a big " No Go." I will let you know how it goes with the wire. (PS. My rubber vent hose was broken.)

[@jasonm519]

Thank you for sharing this! Your instructions are very straightforward and easy to follow!

[@thecitiots]

Hey thanks for the great feedback 🤘

[@VP-nz6ok]

Awesome, straight forward video, K-W Honda in Kitchener On, recommended you to me

[@thecitiots]

@@VP-nz6ok Cool, thanks for the feedback. I'm glad you liked it!

[@willalot]

thanks this video was a big help

[@thecitiots]

@@willalot I'm glad you liked the video thanks for the feedback!

[@jameshagerman2943]

Thanks again Never thought of doings this ... which I know now.. very important

[@thecitiots]

Glad you liked it keeps me motivated to make more. Water sand and diffs no good

[@imtruth69]

I got it.😁 I put a hose on it and kept break cleaner in it for days and tried an air hose to blow it out. NO luck. So I wound up using a small wood chisel ( The bottom is flat and the top is tapered) and tapped it between the vent flange and diff housing and using the a pair of pliers to twist and pull up. It only took 2 or 3 minutes to get the vent out. Then I used a piece of small lock wire and came in from both ends of the vent and knocked a dirt clog out. Thanks for your help. Edit. I forgot tom mention my rubber vent hose was broken. That is why mine was so clogged up.

[@thecitiots]

Nice job thanks for circling back and letting us know how it went👌

[@cavemanjosht]

I like that you give socket sizes too

[@thecitiots]

I appreciate the feedback thank you! I will work on including those details in future videos as well.

[@revsstuff1320]

Thx for posting this, dude 🤙

[@thecitiots]

I'm glad you liked the video, thanks for commenting!

[@jamesschessler2798]

While removing the fill cap on the front diff U mentioned it's a 17 mm and also called it the drain...not important but all in all good video ... thanks !

[@thecitiots]

I'm glad you got something out of it. Thanks for commenting!

[@imtruth69]

You might want to remind folks to use a small wire brush or toothbrush to clean around all the diff bolts before removing them to eliminate dirt from getting during maintenance.

[@thecitiots]

Good call on the cleanliness 👍

[@jklo1313]

Brake clean

[@reelheel5919]

Does the front diff not require limited slip oil?

[@thecitiots]

The camo one has an open diff in the front so no, but for the green one which is a 2015 that has a locking diff, now you got me questioning myself. I looked in the manual it's says hyphoid gear oil 80-90w. Pulled from here,. powersports.honda.com/downloads/owners-manuals Thanks for commenting!

[@beaconbus]

Came to ask this very question.

[@knightjester7947]

maintenance schedule says change differential fluid every 200 hours. also what year is your Honda and do you know if there are any different procedures between the different years?

[@thecitiots]

I have a 13 and a 15 I'll check the manuals later and see if they are different. In general 200 hours could be a lot of years and water holes. Probably use that as a minimum guide and Taylor maintenance to your riding style. Gear lube is cheap, diff parts are not and the time it takes to replace them is time consuming.

[@thecitiots]

On my 15 manual says every 2 years then there is a mark for 200 hours and/or 1200 miles. Wish I could add a picture here. Can't find the file for my 13 and the wheelers are off-site until tomorrow when I head up for deer opener.

[@knightjester7947]

@@thecitiots well I doubt age of Honda makes a difference but I am working on a 2018, but maybe there is a difference. Actually I am going by a print off from Extreme Powersports cause the owner did not have the manual...I am just the repair guy

[@thecitiots]

@@knightjester7947 you can get the Honda owners manual directly from Honda powersports website. And if you look on some of the some of the forums you should be able to find the actual service manual for download as well.

[@Whoswac]

How much did the rear hold.

[@thecitiots]

Manual for my 13 says 2.5 OZs

[@patrickmurphy9266]

Good man . Thanks

[@thecitiots]

My pleasure hope it helped

[@patrickmurphy9266]

Indeed it helped . Great machine has worked on sheep farm since 08 and no problems.

[@thecitiots]

@@patrickmurphy9266 gotta love those Honda's

[@billypashkoski8958]

Thanks!!

[@thecitiots]

Glad you liked the video thanks for watching

[@nedpalmer7495]

Honda requires a hypoid gear fluid

[@thecitiots]

I agree completely