Arctic Cat 1987 AFS El Tigre Service Manual page 158

II NOTE: Be sure to note the location of the
rear rail support when removing axle hous·
' c;.
Support must be located between front
mting holes.
8. Remove the two cap screws securing the for·
ward spring support brackets and rollers
to the id ler whee ls. Grasp the spring and ·re-
taining bracket and slide the bracket off the
idler wheel shaft.
Fig. 7·57
II
NOTE: By following step 8, the spring ten·
sion can easily be removed from the rear
pension spring. Spring tension may also be
._-duced by removing the spring from the rear ad·
justment block using special tool (pIn 0144·311).
9. Remove the two cap screws securing the
shock absorber to the rear arm. Remove the
shock absorber.
Fig. 7·58
1().
Remove t he bolt securing the rear arm to the
slide rails. Slide the rear arm back off the
rails.
Fig. 7·59
11. Remove the single bolt securing the two rear
id ler arm pieces together; then separate
pieces. Account for inner axles.
12. Remove the cap screws securing the rear arm
stops to the rails and remove stops.
13. Remove the four bolts and lock nuts securing
the rear idler wheels to the ra ils. Remove idl er
w hee l support brackets, shaft, whee ls, and
space rs from between the skid frame rails.
Fig. 7·60
14. Remove the four bo lts and nuts securing the
center idler wheel crossbrace to the rai ls.
Slide the crossbrace off the rear of the ra ils.
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