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2. Lift the rear of the snowmobile onto a suit-
able stand to raise the drive track off the
ground.
3. Start the engine and rotate the drive track
one or two turns. Stop the engine.
4. Loosen the locknut on the left and the
right sides of the snowmobile, then align
the drive track by turning the adjusting
bolt on each side.
Shifted to right
Shifted to left
5. Adjust the drive track deflection to speci-
fication. NOTICE: The right and left ad-
justing bolts should be turned an
equal amount.
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1. Rear axle nut
Drive track
alignment
Shifted to
right
Shifted to left
Left adjusting
bolt
Turn out Turn in
Right adjust-
ing bolt
Turn in Turn out
1. Left adjusting bolt
2. Right adjusting bolt
3. Locknut
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1. Forward
2. Gap
3. Slide runner
4. Drive track
5. Slide metal
1. Forward
2. Gap
3. Slide runner
4. Drive track
5. Slide metal
Drive track
deflection
More than
specified
Less than
specified
Left adjusting
bolt
Turn in Turn out
Right adjust-
ing bolt
Turn in Turn out
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