Front Fork Inspection; Fork Cylinder Reassembly - Suzuki RM250 Owner's Service Manual

15·6 FRONT FORK AND STEERING
Front Fork In spection
• Inspect the center bolt for damage. If it is damaged,
replace it with new one.
• Inspect inner tube for scratches or bending.
If
it has
scratches or bend , replace it with a new one.
• Inspect the outer tube for dent. If it is dented all the way
to the inner side, replcae it with a new one.
• Inspect fork cylinder and fork cyl inder inner rod for
scratches or bending . If they have scratches or bend ,
replace the fork cylinder assembly.
• Inspect guide bushing and slide bushing for wear or
damage. If they are worn or damaged , replace them with
newones.
• Inspect metal particles on the guide bush ing and sl ide
bushing.
If
they are not clean, clean them with a nylon
brush and fork oil.
• Measure the free length of front fork spring.
Service limit: 478.5 mm 118 .8 in)
Fork Cylind er Reassembly
• Clean the fork cylinder thread .
• Apply front fork oil to the O-rings and slide-bush.
• Extend the inner rod fully and pour the specified amount
of fresh front fork oil into the f ork clinder.
Fork cylinder oil t ype: SUZUKI FORK OIL 55-05
Fork cylind er oil capacity : Approx 145 m l
(0 .2 /0 .1 USlimp qtl
• Slowly move the inner rod several strokes to let out the
air bubbles .
• Apply the thread lock 1303 to the fork cylinder thread.
• Place the spring retainer
CD
on a edge of a desk . Use a
rag to protect the spring retainer.
• Exterd the inner rod fu lly and insert the compression
damper unit into the fork cylinder.
• Depress the fork cap hard and tighten it to the fork
cylinder.
Tightening torqu e. 80 N 'm 18 .0 kg fcm . 58 .0 Ib -ftl
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