LIMITER STRAP ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR A SNOWMOBILE SUSPENSION

摘要

A snowmobile rear suspension assembly has a pair of slide rails and at least one suspension arm pivotally connected thereto and adapted to be pivotally connected to a tunnel. A shock absorber is adapted to be pivotally connected between the tunnel and the slide rails. A limiter strap, adapted to extend between the tunnel and the slide rails, is substantially inextensible to limit separation therebetween. A strap holder, connected between an end of the limiter strap and the slide rails or the tunnel when the at least one suspension arm is connected to the tunnel, is moveable between a first and a second strap holder position. A position of the end of the limiter strap, relative to the slide rails or the tunnel, is different in the first strap holder position compared to the second strap holder position. A method of adjusting the limiter strap is also disclosed.

主权项

1. A method of adjusting a limiter strap of a vehicle, the vehicle having:
a limiter strap; a strap holder connected to an end of the limiter strap, the strap holder having a first strap holder position and a second strap holder position; a biasing member connected to the strap holder; and a handle operatively connected to the strap holder, the handle having a first position corresponding to the first strap holder position of the strap holder and a second position corresponding to the second strap holder position of the strap holder, the method comprising:
moving the handle from the first position to the second position and thereby biasing the strap holder toward the second strap holder position without moving the strap holder from the first strap holder position to the second strap holder position;driving the vehicle over an uneven ground surface after moving the handle from the first position to the second position; andwhen a tension in the limiter strap is slackened due to the vehicle moving over the uneven ground surface, moving the strap holder from the first strap holder position to the second strap holder position without further movement of the handle.