Polaris 500 Offroad Vehicle User Manual


 
BODY / STEERING / SUSPENSION
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well--ventilated area to allow the solvents to
evaporate.
85. Clamp the body cap of shock securely in vice, with
shaft end up. Use pin spanner tool to secure the
bearing cap to bearing. Using a 3/32” hex key,
tighten the setscrew to lock the bearing cap into
place.
86. Compress shock completely. (Fig. 46) Roughly
90 pounds of force is required to initiate
movement of shaft. Once shock is fully
compressed, turn rebound adjustment knob
clockwise until it stops. Let go of the shaft. The
shaft should extend very slowly (or not at all). Turn
rebound adjustment knob counter clockwise and
set to the position recorded previously. The shaft
should speed up as adjuster is opened.
87. Reinstall the stainless steel spring support
washer, the spring, and the spring retainer. Place
the wire retaining ring into the groove on the
spring retainer adapter, and seat the spring
retainer against it.
88. Thread the spring preload ring down against the
spring, and set the preload to the measurement
you took when you removed the spring. (Fig. 1)
Thread the preload lock ring down against the
preload ring, and tighten them together to lock
them in place.
89. Set the compression adjustment knob to the
position recorded previously.
90. Remove the shock from the vise.
91. Reinstall spherical bearing o--rings and reducers.
NOTICE: After installation, be sure to RIDE
SLOWLY in the beginning to ensure the shock
and the vehicle’s suspension is performing
correctly.
FOXt SHOCK STANDARD
VAL
VING
CHART
Spacer
Nut End
1.425 x .015
1.10 x .015
0.95 x .015
.80 x .020
1.10 x .012
Piston
1.35 x .012
1.425 x .012
.800 x .008
1.425 x .010
Rebound Stack
Compression
Stack
1-R
2-R
3-R
4-R
5-R
6-R
4-C
3-C
2-C
1-C
5-C
6-C
Top Out Plate
1.350 x .012
Back Up Plate
1.10 x .008
7-C
7-R
8-R
9-R
10-R
1.425 x .010
1.425 x .010
1.425 x .010
.950 x .012
1.60 x .012
1.60 x .012
1.60 x .012
1.60 x .012
1.350 x .012
1.10 x .015
0.95 x .015
12 C
11
C
10
C
9
C
8
C
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