Service manual

[showtime586]

Who sells service manuals? I need one for an 01 RM 250. In the mean time, can somebody tell me how much fork oil each tube holds? I have lost some oil due to leaking seals and need to do a rebuild. Thanks in advance for any help.

 

[mattb348]

Who sells service manuals? I need one for an 01 RM 250. In the mean time, can somebody tell me how much fork oil each tube holds? I have lost some oil due to leaking seals and need to do a rebuild. Thanks in advance for any help.

I think if you go to suzuki.com you can buy one from them.
I have a KX and I got the service manual from kawasaki.com.

 

[showtime586]

How bad did they stick it to you money wise?

 

[mattb348]

How bad did they stick it to you money wise?

The damn thing cost me like $30 or $35 if I remember correctly.

 

[jerry and sons]

Just looked at an owners service manuel for my yz. 60 bucks :bang:

 

[AssistSuper]

I picked up mine from the Kawasaki dealership for about $40, they had to order it.

 

[showtime586]

Couldn't locate one on the Zook website, but I did find a Clymer on a website. It covers about 5 model years, so I'm not sure how thorough it is written.

 

[RM_guy]

Get the Suzuki manual if at all possible. It is very complete and covers any work you may need to do. I'll check my manual tonight for the fork oil level.

 

[RM_guy]

The std oil volume is 454 ml and the std oil height is 100 mm. You should use the volume value as a guide and adjust it to set the oil level with the forks fully compressed and the spring removed. The oil level range is 80 to 120 mm and the manual shows that it takes 5ml of oil to change the oil height by 5mm. Again go by the oil height, not the volume.

You can buy a oil level gauge or what I use is a couple of zip ties hooked together to form a “T” shape. Trim one to about 2-3 inches and the other to about 4 inches. Slide the long end into the tube and let it rest on the short one. You may have to trim it more but don’t make it any shorter than 130 mm. Pull it back out and measure from the short zip tie to the point where the oil is on the long one. That is the oil height. You can remove oil by putting a straw or piece of tubing into the oil, hold the end of the tubing with your thumb and pull it out. Release the trapped oil by removing your thumb from the tube.

 

[showtime586]

Thanks for the numbers and the zip tie trick. I have a cheap syringe with a piece of tubing for adding and removing oil. It isn't a factory tool, just something I made from stuff from the local farm store. Thanks again.