Arctic Cat 1987 AFS El Tigre Service Manual page 162

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Fig. 7·68
7.
Secure the
front
arm stop to the crossbrace
with a bolt and lock nut
torqued to
1.1
kg-rn (8
ft-Ib). Check to
make
sure the stop
is
free to
pivot.
Fig. 7·69
8.
Place front springs into position on
front
arm
and
on
front
crossbrace
rollers. Attach
eyebo
lts
to springs and secure eyebolts
to
front arm
with lock
nuts. Tighten so 12
mm (%
in.) of thread shows behind the
nut.
9.
Sli
de the
center
crossbrace
onto
the
rear
of
the
rails
and i'nto
position.
Secure
w
ith four
bolts and lock
nuts
torqued
to
2.4 kg-m
(17
ft-
Ib). DO
NOT
INSTALL THE
IDLER WHEELS
AT
THIS TIME.
10.
Posit
ion the
center
idler
wheel
mount
ing
brackets
into position
on
the
slide
ra
ils and
secure
with
four
bo lts
and
lock nuts
torqued
to
2.4
kg-m (17 ft-I b).
11.
Lubricate the center idler wheel
axle
w ith
a
good
low-temperature.
grease
and start
into
either
of the mount ing brackets.
Arrange a
washer, idler wheel, washer,
spacer,
washer,
idler whee l,
and
washer onto
the ax le and
sli
de
ax
le
through
all
components and re-
maining mount
ing
bracket. Secure
with
two
large flat washers and cap screws torqued
to
2.4
kg -m
(17 ft-Ib).
12. Place
the
rear
shock
pads
in
to
posit ion and
secure
to
the slide
rails.
13. Assemble the axles and spacer
in
the
upper
rear arm and
slid
e into
position on lower
arm
.
Secure
upper
arm
to
lower
arm
with
a single
long bolt and lock nut
torqued to
4.2
kg-m (30
ft-Ib).
14. Slide the
rear arm
assembly
into position
fro
m
the rear of the
ra
il
s.
Secure to the
rails
with a single
long
bolt and lock nut torqued to
4.2
kg-m
(30
ft-
Ib).
15.
Place the rear arm limiter strap around
the
bottom
and
upper arm.
Secure
strap with a
flat washer on each side of the strap and a
bolt and
lock nut.
Torque the lock
nut
to
1.1
kg-m
(8 ft-Ib).
16. Place
the
rear shock
into posit
ion and secure
to
upper
rear arm and
center
crossbrace with
two bo lts
and lock
nuts
torqued to 4.2
kg
-m
(30
ft-Ib).
17.
Place
the rear
suspension springs
onto
the
rear arm. Press
the rear id
ler
wheel into
posi-
tion on the rear
arm.
18.
Place the
rear
spring
onto the
adjustment
block.
Grasp
the long portion of the spring
and
place
it along
with
its ro
ll
er and
retainer
on the
center
idler
wheel
shaft. Sec ure
id
ler
wheels
and spring
retainer to
axle
with
cap
screws
torqued to
2.4
kg-m (17 ft-Ib).
19. Slide the
rear
axle housings
onto
the slide
rails and secure
w ith
four
cap
screws and
lock nuts
torqued
to
2.4 kg-m
(17
ft-Ib). Be sure
the wide portion of the
ax le
housings
are
posit ioned
out
on
each rail.
Fig. 7·70
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