2002 Polaris Universal Snowmobile Owners Manual - Page 149

2002 Polaris Universal Snowmobile Manual

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MAINTENANCE Steering System Ski Skags WARNING Worn skis and/or skags will adversely affect handling. Loss of vehicle control may result, causing serious injury or death. See your dealer's studding chart for recommended skags. If you install longer or more aggressive carbide skags than the original equipment, it may also be necessary to add track studs to maintain proper vehicle control while turning on hard-packed snow or ice. Check skags weekly to maintain positive steering characteristics. Skags must be replaced when worn to half their original diameter. IMPORTANT: Carbide skags must be replaced if any abnormal wear or chipping is found. Skag Identification A. Steel ski 1. Standard skag 2. E-Z Steert skag B. Composite ski 1. Skag A 1 Skag Replacement 1 Raise and support the front of the machine so the skis are approximately 6″ (15.2 cm) from the ground. Remove the attaching nuts and pry the skag downward. Remove the forward portion of the skag. B 2 2 3 1 Reverse this procedure for new skag installation. 147

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147
MAINTENANCE
SteeringSystem
SkiSkags
Checkskagsweeklytomaintainpositivesteeringcharacteristics.Skags
mustbereplacedwhenworntohalftheiroriginaldiameter.
IMPORTANT:
Carbideskagsmustbereplacedif
any
abnormalwear
orchippingisfound.
SkagIdentification
A. Steelski
1. Standardskag
2.
E-ZSteer
t
skag
B. Compositeski
1. Skag
SkagReplacement
1 Raiseandsupport thefront
ofthemachinesotheskisare
approximately6
″
(15.2cm)
fromtheground.
2 Remove the attaching nuts
andprytheskagdownward.
3 Removetheforwardportion
oftheskag.
Reversethisprocedurefornew
skaginstallation.
Wornskisand/orskagswilladverselyaffecthandling. Lossof
vehiclecontrolmayresult,causingseriousinjuryordeath.
Seeyourdealer’sstuddingchart forrecommendedskags. Ifyou
installlongerormoreaggressivecarbideskagsthantheoriginal
equipment,itmayalsobenecessarytoaddtrackstudstomaintain
propervehiclecontrolwhileturningonhard-packedsnoworice.
WARNING
A
B
1
2
1