Install Bumper, Hood Channels And Hood Cushions; Remove Footrest - Arctic Cat Panther 1974 Manual

BODY SERVICING
Remove Bumper, Hood Channels and Hood
Cushions
Equipment Necessary: 7/16-lnch Socket and
Phillips Screwdriver Having a No.3 Blade
1. Remove the reflector, reflectorized strip and
vinyl strip (see Remove Reflector,
Reflectorized Strip and Vinyl Strip, page
VII-32).
2. Remove the remaining 5 machine screws and
lock nuts that hold both sides of the bumper
to the belly pan and front end, Fig. VII-l05,
using a 7/ 16-inch socket and a phill ips
screwdriver having a no. 3 blade.
Fig. VII-l05
3. At this time the bumper, hood channels and
hood c u sh ions are now disassembled
completely from the belly pan.
Install Bumper, Hood Channels and Hood Cushions
Equipment Necessary: 7/16-lnch Socket and
Phillips Screwdriver Having a No.3 Blade
1. I nstall the bumper, hood channels and hood
cushions to the belly pan and ·front end with
5 machine screws and lock nuts, using a
7/16-inch socket and phillips screwdriver
having a no. 3 blade. DO NOT INSTALL
REMAINING TWO MACHINE SCREWS
THAT HOLD ENDS OF BUMPER TO
FOOTREST.
2. Install the vinyl strip, reflectorized strip and
reflector (see " Install Vinyl Strip,
Reflectorized Strip and Reflector, page
VII -33) .
VII-34
Remove Footrest
Equipment Necessary: Jackknife, Phillips
Screwdriver Having a No. 3 Blade, 7/16-lnch
Box-End Wrench and Screwdriver Having a
7/16-lnch Blade
1. I nsert jackknife tip between TOP AN D
BOTTOM of reflector housing and reflector,
Fig. V 11 -1 05A. Pry reflector away from the
reflector housing.
Fig. VII-l05A
CAUTION
Do not try to remove reflector when it is cold.
If
an attempt is made to remove the reflector
when it is cold, the reflector may break.
2. Remove the two machine screws that hold the
footrest to end of bumper and belly pan, Fig.
VII-l06, using a phillips screwdriver having a
no. 3 blade.
3. Remove the machine screw and lock nut that
holds bottom of footrest to tunnel (running
board), Fig. VII -106, using a 7/16-inch
box-end wrench and screwdriver having a
7/ 16-inch blade.
4. Remove the skid frame from the tunnel (see
Section VI, Skid Frame Removal, page VI-3).
5. Remove the two machine screws and nylon
cap nuts that hold inside of footrest to
bracket at front side of tunnel, Fig. VII-l06,
using a 7/ 16-inch box-end wrench and
screwdriver having a 7/ 16-inch blade. Slide
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