BOMBARDIER DS 650 Shop Manual page 199

Removal
Remove upper or lower A-arm.
Remove the circlip no. 17.
Extract the ball joint.
Installation
CAUTION: The ball joints have an oblong shape
and therefore must be properly installed in their
oblong openings in the A-arms. Use the appro-
priate template, supplied at the end of this sec-
tion to ensure proper orientation of the ball joint
relative to the A-arm.
NOTE: Use the same tools for the lower and up-
per ball joints.
Attach template page on a light cardboard.
Cut the templates.
Right/Left Lower Ball Joints
NOTE: Use the same template for the lower RH
and LH ball joints.
Apply a layer (0.3 mL) of Loctite 609 on the outside
diameter of new ball joint (surface that contacts
arm). Wipe any excess.
Insert the ball joint into the template with the cor-
rect orientation. Flat grooves of ball joint must be
in contact with the flat sides of the template.
1. Flat grooves
Place the ball joint and the template on the A-Arm
and orient it into place, the narrow section of the
template aligns inside the shock bracket.
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Section 08
Subsection 02 (FRONT SUSPENSION)
1. Shock bracket
2. Flat grooves
Remove the template and keep the orientation of
the ball joint.
Use both ball joint drivers (P/N 529 035 705 and
P/N 529 035 706) and a press machine to press
the ball joint in place. A hammer may also be used
but care should be taken.
1. Flat bar
2. Driver
3. Arm
4. Driver
5. Tab lock
NOTE: Be sure that the flat groove is perpendicu-
lar to rotation axis before mounting.
SUSPENSION
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