Land Pride 4200NT User Manual 2

High Rate Spring Kit
Assembly Instructions

For All Treker Series

Before You Start

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instructions and warnings are serious - follow

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without exception. Your life and the lives of
others depend on it!

IMPORTANT: Before you begin, read these
instructions and check to be sure all parts and tools
are accounted for. Please retain these installation
instructions for future reference and parts ordering
information.

YourHighRateCoilSpringsareexclusivelydesignedfor
your Land Pride Treker. Please read these installation
instructions and your Treker Operator’s Manual
thoroughlybeforebeginning.Especiallyreadinformation
relating to safety concerns.

A separate Parts Manual for replacement parts can be
purchasedfromyourdealer or available free of charge at
www.landpride.com. Have model and serial numbers
handy when placing an order.

Manual Part Numbers:

4200NT/ST & 4400NT/ST Trekers

• Operator’sManual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700-108M

• Parts Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .700-108P

4210ST & 4410ST Trekers

• Operator’sManual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700-108M

• Parts Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .700-109P

4220ST & 4420ST Trekers

• Operator’sManual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700-504M

• Parts Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700-504P

Manual No. 701-194M

Initial Preparations

1. Parkvehicleonaflat surface,movegear shiftleverto
neutral or park, set park brake if available, turn off
engine and remove ignition key.

2. Chock front and back side of rear wheels.

3. Loosen wheel lug nuts one-quarter turn on the right
front wheel.

4. Refer to your Operator’s Manual for detailed
instructions onjackingyour vehicle.Place jack under
thevehicle’sbody frameclose to wherether ight front
A-Arm attaches to the frame and then jack the front
wheel off the ground.

5. For safety, suppor t the wheel off the ground by
placing a jack stand under the body frame and then
lowering the vehicle onto the jack stand.

6. Remove right front wheel from the vehicle.

General Information

These assembly instructions apply to the following High
Rate Spring Kit listed below:

701-193A SPRINGS, ST TREKER HIGH RATE

Itincludes 2 CoilSpringsPart Number 840-330Candthis
manual. Please contact your local Land Pride dealer if
any components are missing.

Tools required:

•

Safety glasses, Work gloves & Tape Measure

• Spring compressing equipment

• 9/16" & 14mm wrench

• Pliers or small vise grips

Assembly Instructions

Refer to your Operator’s Manual Maintenance Section
for instructions on Securing Vehicle for Maintenance,
Tire Maintenance and Jacking the Vehicle.

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3/31/08

Figure 1

Shock & Spring Assembly Removal

Refer to Figure 1:

1. Loosen 3/8" hex nut (#5) 3 full turns. The clamping
lugs mayneed to be spread apar t tofree the shock &
spring assembly.

2. Remove bottom of shock & spring assembly (#11)
from brake assembly (#1) & steering bracket (#2) by
pulling down on the brake assembly and A-arm(#9).

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3. Remove M10 jam nuts (#6), flat washer (#7) and
upper rubber grommet (#8). Keep for reuse.

4. Remove shock & spring assembly from Treker main
frame (#3).

5. Remove mounting washer (#10) and lower rubber
grommet (#8). Keep for reuse.

Figure 2

Coil Spring Replacement

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Coil Springs on a shock are compressed and contain high
energy. The coil spring must be removed from the shock
correctly by a person who has knowledge and experience in
how to do this safely. The spring, if not handled properly can
suddenly release its energy causing bodily harm to the worker
and anyone nearby.

Refer to Figure 2:

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8. Install spring keeper (#3) and spring cap (#2) over
end of spring.

9. Insert nonthreadedend of threaded spacer(#1)over
rodend(#5)andthen screwitoncompletelyuntilthe
spring cap (#2) has bottomed out against the rod
stepped surface.

10. Releasecoil spring and checkspring length.Ifspring
length is not 7 7/8", then the threaded spacer (#1),
spring cap (#2) and spring keeper (#3) were not
properly installed and should be reinstalled.

Shock & Spring Assembly Installation

Refer to Figure 1 on page 1:

1. Install lower end of shock & spring assembly (#11)
into steering bracket (#2) and brake assembly (#1).

2. Make sure the shock is fully in with the raised boss
against steering bracket face. Tighten 3/8"-16 hex
head cap screw & nut (#4 & #5) to 31 ft-lbs.

3. Insert lower rubber grommet (#8) and mounting
washer (#10) onto the shock & spring assembly rod.

4. Insert rod through hole in Treker main frame (#3).

5. Insert upper rubber grommet (#8) and flat
washer (#7) onto the shock & spring assembly rod.

6. ScrewM10 hexjam nut (#6) onto therodend until flat
washer (#7) is tight against the threaded spacer. It
may be necessar y to hold top of shock & spring
assembly rod to tighten the jam nut.

7. Screw the second M10 hex jam nut (#6) on until it is
tight against the first jam nut.

8. Hold the first nut in place and torque the second nut
to 24 ft-lbs.

9. Reinstall wheel and lower Treker to ground level.

10. Repeat assembly instructions for the left side and
then removewheel chocksbefore driving the vehicle.

IMPORTANT: Coil spring must be compressed by a
person who has proper knowledge on how to safely
remove the spring from the shock.

1. Compress coil spring (#4) 1/2" to 3/4" with a
mechanical device that will safely hold the spring in
its compressed state.

2. Unscrew threaded spacer (#1). Make note that the
threads on the spacer are not full length and that the
end without threads goes on the rod first.

3. Remove spring cap (#2) and spring keeper (#3).

4. Slowly release compression from coil spring (#4),
and remove coil spring.

5. Make sure bump stop (#6), plastic washer (#7) and
steel washer (#8) stay on the shock (#9).

6. Insert small endofhigh rate coilspring(#10)onto the
shock against plastic washer (#7).

7. Compress spring overall length to be between 7 1/4"
and 7 1/2" length with a mechanical device that will
safely hold the spring at this length. When
compressed,thespr ing will contain 315 to 345 lbs.of
compressed force.

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Further Assistance

Your dealer wants you to be satisfied with your new High
Rate Coil Springs. If for any reason you do not
understand any part of this manual or are not satisfied
with the service received, the following actions are
suggested:

1. Discuss the matter with your dealership service
manager. Make sure he is aware of your problems
and has had the opportunity to assist you.

2. If you are still not satisfied, seek out the owner or
general manager of the dealership, explain the
problem and request assistance.

3. For further assistance write to:

Land Pride Service Department

1525 East North Street

P.O. Box 5060

Salina, Ks. 67402-5060

E-mail address

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