Steering Spindle Lubrication; Slide Suspension Lubrication - Arctic Cat Cougar Service Manual

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6. Clean up as much oil as possible with the shop
cloths.
NOTE
Store the oil-soaked shop cloths in a
suitable container until they can be
cleaned.
7 A. If the drain plug was removed, proceed as
follows:
a. Inspect magnet in drain plug.
b. Clean and reinstall plug.
7B. If the cover was removed, proceed as fol-
lows:
a. Install the sealing 0-ring (Figure 4).
b. Reinstall the chaincase cover, attaching
screws and washers.
c. Tighten screws securely.
8. Remove the filler plug from the chaincase
(Figure 5).
9. Insert a funnel into the filler plug hole and fill
the chain housing with the correct type (Table 4)
and quantity (Table 5) of chaincase oil.
10. Check the oil level as described in the pre-
vious procedure.
Steering Spindle Lubrication
The steering spindles should be lubricated
monthly with a low-temperature grease. If the
snowmobile is operated under conditions or in
wet snow, lubrication should be performed more
frequently. Locate the grease fitting on the spin-
dle housing (Figure 6). Wipe the grease fitting
with a clean shop cloth to remove all traces of
dirt. Fit the end of a hand-operated grease gun
onto the grease fitting and pump grease into the
spindle until it is forced from the top and/or
bottom of the spindle housing. Remove the
grease gun from the nipple and wipe the excess
grease from the fitting and spindle. Repeat the
procedure for the spindle on the other side of the
snowmobile.
CHAPTER THREE
Slide Suspension Lubrication
The slide suspension should be lubricated
monthly or every 40 hours with a low-tempera-
ture grease at each of the grease fittings shown
in Figure 7. If the snowmobile is operated under
severe conditions or in wet snow, lubricate the
fittings more often.