Front Wheel Disassembly And Reassembly; Rear Wheel Removal And Reassembly; Front And Rear Wheel Inspection; Axle Shaft Inspection - Suzuki RM250 Owner's Service Manual

13·2 fRONT AND REAR WHEELS
FRONT WHEEL DISASSEMBLY AND REASSEMBLY
Front Wheel Removal
• Place the motorcycle on a block to lift front wheel off
the ground.
• Remove the brake disc cover.
• Loosen t he four ax le sha ft holder nuts.
• Loosen the axle shaft and remove it .
• Remove the front wheel.
Front Wheel Reasembly
• Reassemble the spacer, front wheel and axle shaft.
• Tighten the axle shaft to the specifi ed torque .
Tightening torque: 65 N.m (6 .5 kg· m. 47 .0 Ib·ftl
• Fit the axle holder and tighten the nuts temporarily .
• Remove the block from under the chassis tube and move
the front trok up and down several times .
• Tighten the axle holder nuts to the specified torque .
Tightening torque : 10 N.m (1.0 kg-m . 7 .5Ib·ftl
NOTE: To tighten the axle holder. tighten the upper nuts
first and then tighten the lower nuts
so
that the lower side
of the holder has clearance.
REAR WHEEL REMOVAL AND REASSEMBLY
Rea r Wheel Removal
• Place the motorcycle on a block to lift the rear wheel off
the ground .
• Remove the cotter pin and axle nut.
• Loosen the chain adjuster lock nuts and chain adjuste rs.
• Remove the rear wheel.
Rear Wheel Reassembly
• Reassemble the rear wheel and axle shaft .
• Adjust the drive chain slack . (
r::r
2-8)
• Tighten the axle nut to the speci fied torque .
Tightening torque : 100 N.m (10 .0 kg-m . 72.5 Ib -ftJ
• Replace the cotter pin with a new one .
FRONT AND REAR WHEEL INSPECTION
Axl e Shaft Inspection
Support the axle shaft with V-blocks and measure the axle
shaft runout.
Service limit : 0 .2 5 mm {0 .010 inJ
Wheel Rim Inspection
Measure the wheel rim runout with a dial gauge.
Service limit: 2 .0 mm
(o .oa
in) ... axial and radial
Left Right
Chain adjuster washer