Arctic Cat Pantera 1978 Service Manual page 172

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4.
Install end of spring in mount bracket at rear
of ski and secure with cap screw and lock nut.
Tighten lock nut to 2.8 kg-m or 20 ft-lb.
, . NOTE: Lock nut is to be positioned on inside
of ski. Do not overtighten or spring binding
It\
.esult.
5.
Place spring slide saddle and spring in the
front mount bracket; then insert metal sleeve
through slide saddle.
6.
Place ski in a vise and compress spring until
cap screw and lock nut can be installed.
Install cap screw and lock nut; then tighten to
2.9 - 3.6 kg-m or 21 - 26 tt-lb. Release tension.
II
NOTE: Lock nut is to be positioned on inside
of ski.
7.
Slide long sleeve through the stationary end
of the shock absorber and place a plastic
bushing on each end of the long sleeve.
II
NOTE: Flat end surface of the plastic
bushing must contact shock absorber;
radiused end surface must contact the shock
mounting bracket.
8.
Place shock assembly into position between
the shock mounting bracket and secure in
place with bolt and lock nut. Tighten the bolt
to 4.4 - 5.3 kg-m or 32 - 38 It-lb.
... NOTE: Lock nut must be positioned on
-
inside of ski.
9.
Place ski assembly in position on spindle and
secure in place with cap screw. Tighten cap
screw to 2.9 - 3.6 kg-m or 21 - 26 ft-lb. Thread
lock nut onto cap screw and tighten to 2.9 -
3.6 kg-m or 21 - 26 ft-lb.
II
NO!~:
Threaded
~ole
in ski saddle is to be
positioned to the Inside, and therefore, the
cap screw must be started from the outside of the
saddle.
Fig. 9-9
0725-168
10. Slide a short sleeve through the moveable
end of the shock absorber and position the
end between the spindle mounting bracket.
Secure in place with cap screw and lock nut,
making sure the bolt is started from the
outside. Tighten the bolt to 4.4 - 5.3 kg-m or
32 - 38 ft-Ib.
11. Insert the front end of the skag in the front
mounting hole. Bend the skag toward the
rear of the ski until the end of the skag will
slide into the rear hole. Using a wooden
block, drive the skag to the rear until the
mounting stud aligns with the mounting hole.
Remove the wooden block and secure the
skag with a flat washer and a lock nut.
12. Check ski alignment.
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