WARNING
Always remove tether cord cap be-
fore performing any maintenance
or adjustment, unless otherwise
specified. Vehicle must be parked
inasafeplace,awayfromthetrail.
Always lift the front of vehicle off
the ground with a suitable lifting
device before ad ju st ing ski sus -
pension. Lift the rear of vehicle
off the ground with a w ide-base
snowmobile stand with a rear de-
flector panel before rear suspen-
sion adjustment.
WARNING
Do no t attempt to lift the vehicle by
hand alone. U se appropriate lift-
ing device to avoid risk of s tra in in-
juries. Always make sure the lift-
ing d evice is stable and secure be-
fore proceeding to adjust the sus-
pension components.
CAUTION: Whenever adjusting
rear suspension, check track ten-
sion and adjust as necessary.
Slight suspension bottoming occurring
under the worst riding conditions indi-
catesagoodchoiceofspringpreload.
NOTE: Some models may come from
factory equipped with Take/Apart (T/A)
shocks. These can be rebuilt or re-cali-
brated. See an authorized Lynx dealer.
Take/Apart type of shock absorbers
need service at leas t once a year or
after 150 0km (refer to maintenance
schedule).
SHOCK ABSORBER
ADJUSTMENTS
1.Screw Ring Type Shock
In some models you have to first open
lock ring then turn adjust ring to posi-
tion wanted .
1.
2.
IN SOME MODELS
1. Increase or decrease spring preload
2. Locking ring
Shock dampening adjustment
In some models you m ay adjust als o
dampening strength of shock.
IN SOME MODELS ONLY
1. Re bound adjustm ent.
2. Compression adjustm ent.
_____________________
75