What's the easiest way to get the axle inserted back into the rear end

 

Easiest if you just slide out the stabilizer bar control arm bracket that mounts to the upper swing arm and then push the swing arm up out of the way. Then you have a straight shot at lining up the drive shaft to the rear diff splines. Once lined up and while holding the drive shaft straight,pop the end cv with a dead blow hammer and the drive shaft will seat right in. Pull the swing arm down and hook the bracket back up to the stabilizer bar. Kinda hard to seat the drive shaft at an angle with the swing arm in the way.Item#5 is what you slide off. Dirt Cheap Yamaha, Honda, Arctic Cat & Polaris OEM Parts & Accessories – Cycle Parts Warehouse