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ATV
INSTALLATION MANUAL
FRONT AND REAR MOUNTING BRACKET KIT
KIMPEX N
°
375914
FOR COMMANDER TRACK SYSTEM AND HONDA FOREMAN 450ES VEHICLE
KIMPEX INC.
/ 5355, rue St-Roch / Drummondville (Québec) Canada / J2B 6V4
KIMPEX USA
/ 100 Walnut Street / Champlain (New York) / 12919
2810504
•
A-2810504-EN
•
Lithographié au Canada / Litho’d in Canada
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INSTALLATION
Front A-arm bracket installation
WARNING
1.
The vehicle must be
immobilized
and the
engine turned off
and cooled.
2.
Always wear
safety glasses
during installation, adjustment or repair.
3.
Please read and ensure you
have understood the warnings
and guidelines.
4.
Make sure the vehicle is
safely secured in place
by a system dedicated to this use (jack stands and hoist) and that it is supported or
fixed on locations that are not likely to break, bend or slip. A hydraulic jack is not safe; nor is a log. The vehicle must be not able to move.
The installation requires that the vehicle is in two-wheel drive
mode with the gearbox in neutral. After lifting the vehicle and
removing the wheels:
1)
Remove the universal joint guard. Keep the parts for later
reinstallation.
2) Insert the M12-1.75 x 65 mm carriage bolt
G
into the hole
identified by a label on the A-arm bracket
01
. See
figure 2.
Into the packaging, this bolt is mounted on the rod-end
M
of the front anti-rotation arm.
3) Install the front A-arm bracket
01
under the lower front A-
arm so that the two parts fit snugly.
4) Install the front clamping plate
02
above the lower front
A-arm and fasten it onto the A-arm bracket
01
using the
four (4) bolts
03
and the four (4) nuts
04
. Torque at 20 ft-
lbs.
5) Make sure that the A-arm bracket is well positioned in the
supports and tighten all nuts in place
6) Repeat
steps 2
to
5
for the opposite side.
WARNING
1.
Do not overtorque the bolts. Some parts may be subject to deformation. If the bolts are too tight, some safety aspects could be
compromised.
2.
Be careful: an incorrectly positioned A-arm bracket could give some play, which could make driving riskier as well as lead to breakage to
the vehicle, a loss of control and serious injuries.
Fig. 2
Front of the ATV
