Polaris 650 2023 Owner's Manual page 162

MAINTENANCE
Check skags before each use of the snowmobile to ensure positive steering
characteristics. Skags must be replaced when worn to half their original
diameter. Replace if carbide is damaged or worn away.
Carbide skags must be replaced if any abnormal wear or chipping is found.
SKAG REPLACEMENT
Worn skis and/or skags will adversely affect handling. Loss of vehicle control
may result, causing serious injury or death. See your dealer's studding chart
for recommended skags. If you install longer or more aggressive carbide skags
than the original equipment, it may also be necessary to add track studs to
maintain proper vehicle control while turning on hard-packed snow or ice.
To replace ski skags, do the following:
1. Raise and support the front of the
snowmobile so the skis are
approximately 6 inches (15.2 cm)
from the ground.
2. Remove the attaching nuts
pry the skag downward.
3. Reverse the steps to install a skag.
Tighten nuts to specification.
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NOTICE
Always replace ski skags in pairs.
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TORQUE
Ski Skag Nuts
7 ft-lbs (10 N·m)