Ski-Doo Expedition LE - MAINTENANCE

TUNE YOUR RIDE
WARNING
Always adjust both front springs to
same position.
REFERENCE TABLE
HANDLING WHAT TO D O
Good: steering
comfortabletoturn
No adjustment
required
Bad: stee ring too
easy to turn
Adjusted too soft,
increase spring
preload
Bad: stee ring too
hard to turn
Adjusted too hard,
decrease spring
preload
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TYPICAL - CAM TYPE PRELOAD
1. Adjustment cam
Vehicle Behavior Related to Suspension Adjustment
PROBLEM CORRECTIVE MEA SURES
Front suspension wandering
Check ski alignment and camber a ngle adjustment.
SeeanauthorizedSki-Doodealer.
Reduce ski gro un d pressure.
– Reduce front suspension spring preload.
– Increase cen ter spring preload .
– Reduce rear spring preload.
Snowmobile seems unstable and
seems to pivot around its center
Reduce rear suspension fro nt arm p ressur
e.
– Reduce center s pring preload.
– Increase rear spring pre load .
– Increase front suspension spring pre
load.
Steering fee ls too heavy
Reduce ski gro un d pressure.
– Reduce front suspension spring preload.
– Increase cen ter spring preload .
Rear of snowmobile seems too
stiff
Reduce rear spring preload.
Rear of snowmobile seems too
soft
Increase rear spring pr
eload.
Rear suspension fron
tshock
absorber is frequently bottoming
Lengthen stoppe r str
ap.
Increase center spring preload.
Track spins too much at start Lengthen stopper strap.
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