Rear Arm And Lower Arm Removal/Installation - Arctic Cat Cougar Service Manual

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NOTE
Coat threads of bolts and nuts that are
not self-locking with Loctite 271. Reas-
semble using new self-locking nuts.
10. Tighten bolts to the torques listed in Table
1.
11. Secure the limit straps with a bolt, two large
flat washers and a nut (Figure 9).
REAR ARM AND LOWER ARM
Removal/Installation
Refer to Figure 15 or Figure 16 when per-
forming this procedure.
1. Remove the rear suspension as described in
this chapter.
2. Remove the rear shock absorber as described
in this chapter.
3. Remove the rear springs as described in this
chapter.
4. Remove the pivot bolt(s) (Figure 36) and
remove the rear arm (49, Figure 15 or Figure
16).
WARNING
Do not unbolt any brackets from the slide
rails until the original mounting hole
location is clearly marked. The mount-
. ing locations affect suspension action
and machine handling. If there is any
question regarding the correct mounting
location of any part of the suspension,
contact an Arctic Cat dealer or compare
mounting location of similar machines.
A poorly handling machine is danger-
ous.
5. Mark the side rails with the location of the
mounting bolts (Figure 37).
6. Lift the lower arm (45, Figure 15 or Figure
16) from the rails.
7. Inspect the rear arm, lower arm and slide rails
for cracks, twists, or other damage and replace
as necessary.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
8. Lubricate all bushings with low-temperature
grease when assembling.
9. Assemble by reversing the removal proce-
dure.
NOTE
Coat threads of bolts and nuts that are
not self-locking with Loctite 271. Reas-
semble using new self-locking nuts.
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