Arctic Cat Panther 1974 Manual page 204

STEERING SERVICING
1. Remove outside tie rod ends and tie rods (see
Remove Outside Tie Rod Ends and Tie Rods,
steps lA, page VII -16l.
2. Remove the ring nut, Fig. VIIAO, holding
ignition switch in instrument panel; slide
switch through instrument panel. DO NOT
REMOVE WIRE CONNECTOR FROM
IGNITION SWITCH.
Fig. VII-40
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3. Pull wires off light switch terminals.
4. Loosen screw holding choke wire to choke
arm on the carburetor, Fig. VIIA1, using a
screwdriver having a 1/4-inch blade. Remove
wire from choke arm.
Fig. VII-41
5. USE THIS STEP ONLY IF ENGINE IS
EQUIPPED WITH A DIAPHRAGM -TYPE
CARBURETOR Remove the machine
screw and lock nut, Fig. VIIA2, that holds air
intake hose strap to instrument panel, using a
7/ 16-inch wrench and screwdriver having a
5/16-inch blade.
VII-12
Fig. VII-42
6. If snowmobile is equipped with a tachometer,
speedometer or heat gauge, all wires and drive
cables are to be disconnected so that
instrument panel can be removed.
7. Remove protective pad from handlebar.
8. Loosen the three-quarter-turn studs holding
instrument panel to lower shroud, using a
screwdriver having a 7/16-inch blade.
9. Pull sides of instrument panel outward and
remove it from the lower shroud.
10. Remove the two cap screws and lock nuts
that hold lower steering post bracket to
curved section of front end assembly, Fig.
VIIA3, using a 9/16 -inch socket, 3-inch ex-
tension and 9/1 6-inch wrench.
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