Install Tie Rod And Outside Tie Rod End; Remove Ski Spindle - Arctic Cat Panther 1974 Manual

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STEERING SERVICING
3. Unscrew tie rod end from tie rod, Fig. VII-55.
Fig. VII-56
4. Rotate tie rod clockwise which will remove
tie rod from steering post tie rod end, using a
9/16-inch open end wrench, Fig. VII-57.
5. If tie rod end on steering post is to be re-
placed, proceed to Remove Steering Post and
Tie Rod Ends (steps 2-13, page VII-11).
Install Tie Rod and Outside Tie Rod End
Equipment Necessary: 9/16-lnch Open End
Wrench and 9/16-lnch Socket
1. Check the jam nut on STEERING POST tie
rod end. Jam nut is to be threaded on
approximately half way.
2. Thread tie rod (counterclockwise) onto
steering post tie rod end until it solidly
bottoms against the tie rod end jam nut, using
a 9/16-inch open end wrench, Fig. VII-56. It
may be necessary to turn steering post tie rod
end toward the side that tie rod will be
installed.
Fig. VII-57
3. Thread outside tie rod end approximately half
way into the tie rod, Fig. VII-57.
4. Align the skis (see Ski Alignment, page
VII-23).
Remove Ski Spindle
Equipment Necessary: 1/2-1 nch Socket, 1/2-1 nch
Diameter Brass Punch, Hammer, 5/8-1 nch Socket
and 5/8 -1 nch Wrench
1. Remove the cap screw and flat washer, Fig.
VII-58, that holds the spindle arm to the
spindle, using a 1/2-inch socket. Pull spindle
arm off spindle shaft.
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