Sway (Stabilizer) Bar Removal/Installation; Sway Bar Diagram - Arctic Cat Cougar Service Manual

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c. Press the new ball joint into the arm until
bottomed.
d. Apply Loctite 271 to the threads and install
the retaining nut.
e. Tighten the nut to the torque listed in Table
1.
5. Pivot bushings and axles should be lubricated
with low-temperature grease while installing.
Sway (Stabilizer) Bar
Removal/Installation
Refer to Figure 16 for this procedure.
1. Detach the linkage from both sway bar arms
by removing the bolts (13, Figure 16).
2. Remove the pinch bolts and nuts (Figure 17)
attaching the arm to one side, then slide the arm
from the bar.
3. If equipped with a spacer (3, Figure 16),
remove the spacer.
4. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 for the other side.
5. Pull the sway bar from either side.
1.
Bolts
8. Lock nut
2. Sway bar arm
(left-hand threads)
3.
Spacer 9. Adjust rod
4. Nuts 10.
Locknut
5. Bushing 11.
Ball joint
6. Sway bar 12.
Nut
7. Ball joint 13.
Bolt
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6. Clean and inspect the linkage (7-11, Figure
16). Replace parts as necessary.
7. Inspect all parts for wear, cracks, twisting or
other damage. Install new parts as necessary.
8. Position the sway bar in the snowmobile
without the bushings.
9. Install a bushing (5, Figure 16) at each end
of the sway bar. Seat the shoulder of the bushing
against the frame.
10. Install the spacers (3, Figure 16), if so
equipped.
11. Install both arms (2, Figure 16) on the sway
bar with the bolt holes in the arms aligned with
the notch in the bar. Make sure the arms are
aligned the same on both sides.
12. Install the pinch bolts and nuts (Figure 17).
Tighten to the torque listed in Table 1.
13. Connect the linkage (7-11, Figure 16) to
each arm. Tighten the bolt to the torque listed in
Table 1.
14. Check the sway bar linkage adjustment as
described in this chapter.
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