Front Fork Dismounting; Front Fork Disassembly - Suzuki RM250 Owner's Service Manual

15·2 FRONT FORK ANO STEERING
FRONT FORK
Front Fork Dismounting
• Place a block under the chassis tubes.
• Remove the protecter.
• Remove the caliper.
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14-5)
• Remove the front wheel. (
c:r 13-2)
• Loosen the upper bracket clamp bolts
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• Loosen the front fork cap bolt
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1 - 2 turns.
• Hold the fork body and loosen the lower bracket clamp
bOlts @ .
• Remove the front fork.
NOTE: To facilitate the front fork disassemblv, loosen the
upper clamp bolts
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before loosening the fork cap bolt
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then loosen the lower bracket calmp bolts
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Front Fork Disassembly
NOTE: If the fork has not been disassembled before, you
may find that some threaded components are very tight. Set
rebound and compression damper settings to the minimum
settings before disassembling.
• Thorough ly clean the fork before disassembly.
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CAUTION
Scrat ches or oth er dam age on the inner tube or on the
oil sea l lip will cause oil leak.
Avoid scratching or damaging the inner tube or the oil seal.
Use a mild detergent or ca r w ash soap and sponge out
dirt w ith plenty of wat er.
• Set the spacer on the inner tube.
09940· 5485 1 Front fork spacer
NOTE: The spacer between the outer tube and caliper
bracket (axle holder) can avoid dust seal damage when the
inner tube is fully compressed.