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STEERING / SUSPENSIONS
CHAPTER 8
STEERING / SUSPENSIONS
GENERAL INFORMATION. . . .. . . ... . ... . . .. . . .. . . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . 8.4
STEERING / SUSPENSION GENERAL INSPECTIONS . . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... 8.4
ROD END ALIGNMENT . . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . 8.4
ROD END ENGAGEMENT. ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . . .. . ... . . .. . . ... . . .. . .... . .. . . ... . . .. . .... . .. . . ... . . .. . 8.4
MAXIMUM WIDTH / TOE / CAMBER SPECIFICATIONS . . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... 8.5
STEERING / FRONT SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY VIEWS . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . . 8.6
UPPER STEERING / HANDLEBAR ASSEMBLY VIEW . . ... . ... . . .. . . .. . . ... . ... . . .. . . .. . . ... . ... . . .. . . 8.6
HAND GUARD ASSEMBLY VIEW. . .. . .... . .. . . ... . . .. . .... . .. . . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . 8.7
LOWER STEERING ASSEMBLY VIEW . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . 8.8
FRONT SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY VIEW - WIDE FIXED CAMBER . . ... . . .. . . ... . . .. . .... . .. . . ... . . .. . 8.9
FRONT SHOCK MOUNTING ASSEMBLY VIEW - XC. . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . .8.10
FRONT SHOCK MOUNTING ASSEMBLY VIEW - VR1 . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . 8.11
FRONT SHOCK MOUNTING ASSEMBLY VIEW - SWITCHBACK ASSAULT 146. ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . .8.12
SKI ASSEMBLY VIEW . .. . . ... . ... . . .. . . .. . . ... . . .. . . .. . . .. . . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . ..8.13
FRONT SWAY BAR ASSEMBLY VIEW .. . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . . .. . . .. . . ... . ... . . .. . . .8.14
STEERING / FRONT SUSPENSION SERVICE. . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . . .. . . .. . . ... . ... . . .. . . .. . . ...8.15
STEERING POST SERVICE ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ..8.15
STEERING POST REMOVAL .. . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . .8.15
STEERING POST INSTALLATION . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ...8.16
SKI SERVICE . . .. . . .. . . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . . .. . . .. . . ... . ... . . .. . . .8.19
SKI REMOVAL . . . ... . . .. . . ... . .. . . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ..8.19
SKI INSTALLATION.. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ..8.19
SPINDLE SERVICE . ... . . .. . . ... . . .. . .... . .. . . ... . . .. . .... . .. . . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... .8.20
SPINDLE REMOVAL .. . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . .8.20
SPINDLE INSTALLATION.. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . . .. . ... . . .. . . ... . . .. . ... . . .. . .8.21
CONTROL ARM SERVICE . . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . .8.23
LOWER CONTROL ARM REMOVAL. . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . . .. . . .. . . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ...8.23
LOWER CONTROL ARM INSTALLATION ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . .8.23
UPPER CONTROL ARM REMOVAL . . .. . . .. . . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... .8.24
UPPER CONTROL ARM INSTALLATION . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ...8.25
CONTROL ARM PIVOT SERVICE . . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . .8.26
SPHERICAL BEARING REPLACEMENT. ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . .8.26
REAR SUSUPENSION ASSEMBLY VIEWS - PRO-CC . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ...8.27
PRO-CC REAR SUSPENSION PIVOT / BRACE ASSEMBLY VIEW . . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... .8.27
PRO-CC RAIL ASSEMBLY VIEW . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . . .. . . .. . . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... .8.28
PRO-CC BOGIE WHEEL ASSEMBLY VIEW . . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . .8.29
PRO-CC FRONT TORQUE ARM ASSEMBLY VIEW. ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ...8.30
PRO-CC REAR TORQUE ARM ASSEMBLY VIEW .. . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . . .. . . .. . . ... . ..8.31
REAR SUSUPENSION ASSEMBLY VIEWS - IGX 146 ... . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . .8.32
IGX 146 REAR SUSPENSION PIVOT / BRACE ASSEMBLY VIEW . . ... . . .. . . ... . ... . ... . . .. . . ... . ... .8.32
IGX 146 RAIL ASSEMBLY VIEW .. . ... . . .. . . ... . . .. . ... . . .. . . ... . . .. . .... . .. . . ... . . .. . .... . .. . . ... . . ..8.33