Page 548 - Manual Oficina Polaris Sportsman 570 2014 a 2016

STEERING / SUSPENSION

13. Insert new ball joint into driver. 4. Remove coil spring and collapse strut cartridge.
5. Remove two pinch bolts from strut casting.
6. Remove strut cartridge.
7. Install cartridge until bottomed in strut casting.
8. Install pinch bolts with wire clamp (s). Torque pinch
bolts to specification.

TORQUE
Strut Casting Pinch Bolt:
17 ft-lbs (23 Nm)

9. Reassemble spring and top pivot assembly. Be sure
all parts are installed properly and seated fully.
14. Slide ball joint/driver assembly into guide. 10. Torque strut rod nut to specification. Do not over
15. Apply heat to ease installation. torque the nut.
16. Drive new joint into strut housing until fully seated. TORQUE
17. Apply Loctite™ 242 (PN 2871949) to threads of Strut Rod Retaining Nut (Top):
retaining plate screws or install new screws with pre- 15 ft-lbs (20 Nm)
applied locking agent. Torque screws to
specification.

TORQUE
Ball Joint Retaining Fasteners:
8 ft-lbs (11 Nm)

18. Install A-arm on ball joint and torque castle nut to
specification.
TORQUE
Ball Joint Stud Nut, Front A-Arm:
45 ft-lbs (61 Nm)

19. Reinstall cotter pin with open ends toward rear of
machine.

FRONT STRUT CARTRIDGE
REPLACEMENT

NOTE
Refer to illustration on following page.

1. Hold strut rod and remove top nut.
2. Remove upper strut pivot assembly.
Strut Rod Wrench:
(PN 2871572)
Strut Spring Compressor Tools:
(PN 2871573) and (PN 2871574)

3. Compress spring using any commercially available
spring compressor tool and remove the spacer nut.

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