Chassis - Suzuki RM-Z250 Service Manual

CHASSIS

Complaint
Heavy steering
Wobbly handlebars
Wobbly front wheel
Front suspension
too soft
Front suspension
too stiff
Noisy front suspen-
sion
Wobbly rear wheel
Rear suspension
too soft
Rear suspension
too stiff
Noisy rear suspen-
sion
Symptom and possible causes
• Overtightened steering stem nut
• Broken bearing in steering stem
• Distorted steering stem
• Not enough pressure in tires
• Loss of balance between right and left front forks
• Distorted front fork
• Distorted front axle or crooked tire
• Loose steering stem nut
• Worn or incorrect tire or wrong tire pressure
• Worn bearing/race in steering stem
• Distorted wheel rim
• Worn front wheel bearings
• Defective or incorrect tire
• Loose axle or axle pinch bolt
• Incorrect front fork oil level
• Incorrect front wheel weight balance
• Loose spork nipple
• Weakened springs
• Not enough fork oil
• Wrong weight fork oil
• Improperly set front fork damping force adjuster
• Too viscous fork oil
• Too much fork oil
• Bent front fork
• Improperly set front fork damping force adjuster
• Not enough fork oil
• Loose bolts on suspension
• Broken spring
• Distorted wheel rim
• Worn rear wheel bearing or swingarm bearings
• Defective or incorrect tire
• Worn swingarm and rear suspension bearings
• Loose nuts or bolts on rear suspensions
• Weakened spring of shock absorber
• Improperly set shock absorber spring force adjuster
• Leakage of oil or gas shock absorber
• Improperly set shock absorber damping force adjuster
• Bent shock absorber shaft
• Improperly set shock absorber spring force adjuster
• Bent swingarm pivot shaft
• Worn swingarm and rear suspension bearings
• Improperly set shock absorber damping force adjuster
• Loose nuts or bolts on rear suspension
• Worn swingarm and suspension bearings
TROUBLESHOOTING 3-9
Remedy
Adjust
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Repair or replace
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Retighten
Adjust
Adjust
Retighten
Replace
Replenish
Replace
Adjust
Replace
Drain excess oil
Replace
Adjust
Replenish
Retighten
Replace
Replace
Replace
Replace
Replace
Retighten
Replace
Adjust
Repair or replace
Adjust
Replace
Adjust
Replace
Replace
Adjust
Retighten
Replace