Arctic Cat Sno Pro 500 Operator's Manual page 81

6. Thread the bearing assembly onto the shock body
and hand-tighten until the O-ring is seated against
the body.
7. Fully extend the shaft; then clamp the shock in the
vise by the shaft eyelet.
8. Fill the shock body with Shock Oil (p/n 5639-240) to
approximately 1/2 in. above the IFP depth setting.
9. Slowly stroke the shock body to purge air from the
shim stack/piston assembly.
10. Remove the shock from the vise; then clamp the
"flats" of the bearing housing in the vise with the
open end of the body directed up. Pull the shaft
down to its fully extended position. Add additional
oil as needed.
11. Lubricate and install the IFP O-ring and piston
band.
12. Insert the IFP into the shock body with the
"dished" side directed down.
13. Using an appropriate measuring device, set the
IFP depth at 2.26 in.
14. Lubricate and replace the IFP bleed screw O-ring;
then while holding the IFP with a depth setting
tool and using a 1/8-in. T-handle hex wrench,
install the bleed screw.
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15. Discard the excess oil remaining above the IFP.
16. Lubricate and install the new body cap O-ring.
Apply green Loctite #638 to the first two threads
of the shock body; then thread the body cap onto
the body and hand-tighten.
17. Remove the shock from the vise; then clamp the
shock in the vise by the body cap eyelet.
18. Using a 1 3/8-in. wrench, tighten the bearing to 75
ft-lb.
NOTE: The body cap will also tighten as the bear-
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ing is tightened.
19. Insert the needle squarely into the center of the
nitrogen valve (taking care that the valve is
directed away from face and body) and pressurize
the reservoir to 250 psi.
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