Arctic Cat 2014 XF 2-STROKE, Service Manual

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10. Install the new, well greased O-ring onto the IFP.
11. Replace the bearing bleed screw O-ring.
ASSEMBLING
1. Clamp shaft eyelet securely in vise and place a seal
tool on end of shaft.
2. Lubricate the bearing assembly seals with an assem-
bly lube. Slide the bearing assembly onto shaft with
the FIST bearing facing the eyelet. This should be
done in a single smooth motion to avoid damaging
the seals.
3. Hold the piston assembly from underneath the top-
out plate and place the end of the screwdriver onto
the end of the shock shaft. Slide the piston assembly
onto the shaft end. Check to make sure the piston
assembly is seated properly and install the piston
lock nut. Tighten nut to 18 ft-lb. Remove shaft
assembly from vise and set it aside on a clean, lint-
free paper towel.
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4. Clamp the body of the shock securely in the vise
with the open end of the body facing up.
5. Lubricate the IFP O-ring with assembly lube and
wrap a new piston ring around it.
6. Insert the IFP into the shock body (with the dished
side facing up toward the open end of the shock
body) to just below the bearing threads.
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7. Using Floating Piston Location Gauge, install the
floating piston while using the inflation needle to
vent the shock body.
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NOTE: Refer to the Suspension Specifications -
Shock Absorbers sub-section in the General Informa-
tion section.
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NOTE: Depth is measured from the edge of the
body opening to the outside edge of the IFP (not the
center depression of the IFP).
8. Lubricate the O-ring on the nitrogen valve with assem-
bly lube and thread it into the body. Tighten securely.
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9. Fill the body tube with oil to the bottom of the bear-
ing threads. Wrap the new piston band around the
piston making sure the rounded edges face out. Insert
the shaft assembly into the body tube. Slowly push
shaft into body until piston assembly is approxi-
mately 0.5 in. below the oil surface.
10. Slowly stroke the shaft assembly up and down over
about a 1-inch range two to three times being very
careful not to pull the piston assembly out of the oil.
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NOTE: At this point, there should be no air bubbles
rising from the piston assembly.
11. Top off the shock body with oil and slowly pull the
shaft up until the piston assembly is about in the mid-
dle of the bearing threads.
12. Holding the shaft in that position, slide the bearing
assembly down the shaft and start threading it into
the body by hand. Oil should flow out of the bearing
bleed hole.