Polaris 1999 Sportsman 400 Service Manual page 382

376 C HAPT ER T HI RTEEN
5. Remove Ihe bolt and twn washers (Fig ure 45)
on each side that secure the lower control ann to the
rear axle bearing carrier.
6. Secure the uppcr contro l arm and rear axle up
10
the frame with a
bungee
cord or rope.
7. Lower the control ann.
8. Remove the bo lt and washer (A, Figure 46) on
each side securing the lower control arm
to
the
mounting bracket on the frame.
9. Remove the lower control arm
(8 ,
Figure 46)
from the frame.
lO. Inspect the lower control arm as described un-
der
Uppe r and Lower Control Arm Inspection
in
this chapter.
I I. Install by reversing these removal steps while
noting the following:
a. Grease the lowe r control arm bush ings prior
to installation. Make sure the bushings are in
place prior
to
installation.
b. lnstall new self-locking nuts.
c. Refer to Tahle 2 for torque specifications.
d. Grease the lower control ann bushing grease
fitting s
as desc ribed in Chapter Three .
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