Transmission Oil - Suzuki RG250 Service Manual

2·11 PERIODIC MAINTENANCE AND TUNE·UP PROCEDURES
Check the oil pump in the following manner to
confi rm correct operation for all throttle valve
opening position.
• Remove the middle and lower cowling. (Refer
to
page
7·2)
• Remove gearshift lever and magneto cover.
• Remove the oil pump cover.
• Turn the throttle grip until the dent mark
CD
on the throttle valve comes to the upper part of
the hote.
• Check whether the mark
®
on the oil pump
control lever is aligned with the index mark
®
when the throttle valve is positioned as above.
• If the marks are not aligned, adjust by means of
the cable adjuster
@
to align them while loosen-
ing the lock nut
@.
CAUTION :
Oil
pump
cable adjustment must be done
after throttle cable adjustment.
TRANSMISSION OIL
I
Change 1 000 km, 12000 km, 24000
(600 miles, 7 500 miles, 15 000 miles)
km ,
After a long period of use, the transmission oil will
deteriorate and quicken the wear of sliding and
int erlocking surfaces. Replace the transmission oil
periodically following the procedure below.
• Remove the middle and lower cowling. (Refer
to page 7·2)
• Start the engine to warm up the oil, this will
facil ita te draining of oil. Shut off the engine.
• Unscrew the oil filter cap I and drain plug
®,
and drain the oil completely.
• Tighten the drain plug.
Tightening torque
20 - 25 N'm
12.0 - 2.5 kg·m)
• Supply a good quality SAE 2rJ.N/40 multi-
grade motor oil.
Capacity
850ml
• Check the oil level with the oil level screw
@
after running engine for 3 minutes.