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8.
Tighten mount ing bolts to 3.2 kg-m (23
ft-Ib).
Fig.
7-43
8409
9.
Tighten the two track-tension adjustment
bolts. Tighten even ly until track deflection is
within specifications; then lock jam nuts to
secure adjustmen
t.
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NOTE: The bolts securing the rear idler
wheels must be loosened when adjusting
track
tension.
Be sure to tighten after making the
adjustment.
Track
Tension
mm
in.
New
(100 miles or less)
13-19
V2-%
Old (100
miles
or more)
25-32
1-1 %
10.
Set
rea
r
b
umper up
on a support stand, taking
all pressu re
off
the skid frame. Install the rear
shock absorbers and secure with washers
and cap screws. Torque
cap
screws to 1.1 kg-
m
(8 ft-Ib).
11. Instal
l
rear shock abso
rber
covers.
12.
Check
tra
ck tens ion and al ignme
nt;
adjust if
necessa ry.
13. Adjust suspension.
150
(
Track Tension
ffi
WARNING
ffi
Shut engine 011 and make sure ignition switch
key is in the OFF position.
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1.
Raise the rear of the snowmobile off the
f
loor.
2.
Using
moderate pressure (9
kg
or 20
Ib),
press
track
down
at
mid-span
and
measure
distance
between bottom of
the
wear-strip
and inside surface of the track.
Track
deflec-
tion must be within specifications.
Track Tension
mm
in.
New (100 miles or less)
13-19
V2-%
Old (100 miles or more)
25-32
1-1
%
Fig.
7-44
0725·165
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NOTE:
When the track is new, it will stretch
slightly and take a
"set"
within the first 100
miles
of operati on.
3.
If measurement is
not
as specified
,
loosen
the jam nuts
of the adjustment
bolts; then
loosen
the bolts securing the rear
idler
wheels.
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