Ski-Doo FORMULA S 1997, Shop Manual

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Section 07 STEERING/FRONT SUSPENSION
Sub-Section 02 (STEERING SYSTEM)
07-02-6
CAMBER
NOTE: On vehicles without adjustable radius
arms ( no. 7 ) the camber is not adjustable.
NOTE: Identical adjustments are required on both
sides of the vehicle.
– Make sure the vehicle is leveled by placing an
angle finder under the main frame member as
shown on the following illustration.
1. Angle finder
Using special tool (P/N 529 0216 00) mounted to
the ski leg position the angle finder on the tool as
shown in the following illustration. An alternate lo-
cation for the angle finder if the special tool is not
available is the outside of the ski leg housing.
Adjust the camber to 0°
±
0.5°.
TYPICAL — CAMBER ADJUSTMENT SET-UP
Adjusting
– Loosen lock nut on both lower control arms.
– Unbolt both upper control arms at ski leg hous-
ing. Turn tie rod half turn at a time to obtain a
vertical ski leg (0° ± 0.5°). Bolt upper control
arms.
HANDLEBAR AND SKI TOE-OUT
Check that handlebar is horizontal when skis are
in straight ahead position by measuring from the
extremities of the grips to the rearmost edge of
the tunnel, as shown.
NOTE: The reference point must be the same rel-
ative to each side.
TYPICAL
1. Equal distance A on each side
2. Same reference point (rivet)
Adjustment is performed by adjusting length of
left and right tie rods
no. 20 .
Procedure:
– Loosen jam nuts no. 13 and no. 15 of both tie
rods no. 20 .
– Turn the tie rod on one side to shorten its
length.
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CAUTION
Angle finder must sit square against swing
arm. Positioning angle finder against weld
bead or decal may result in false reading.
A06G05A
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No. 2968
ANGLE FINDER
K-D T
ools
K-D T
ools
Lancaster
, P
A
17004
A06G1KA
529 0216 00
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WARNING
Do not attempt to adjust skis straight ahead
position by turning ball joint on tie rod
no. 14 .
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