2003 GSX-r600 Steering dampener oil replacement.
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- According to Suzuki these are not serviceable, but you can change the oil and bleed them fairly easily. It stops them feeling notchy and is a common cause of steering complaints.
Thank you for this info. I bought a 2006 GSXR1000 and it has always seemed to be really loose in the front end. I've got speed wobbles a couple times and scared myself to death. But I'm now learning that my steering damper was full of air with little oil inside. Thank you for saving me $500 on an aftermarket damper.
No problems at all.
It's also crucial that your steer bearings be the correct tension as well. Too loose and even if you can't feel a knock, you will find the steering feeling a bit vague.
With the dampener removed, the steering should just fall away from center with a slight push. If it falls away from center by itself, and really easily, tighten the bearing an eighth of a turn, torque the top cap and check again. Keep going until it falls away slightly slowly, but with no binding. While you're in there, nows the time to regrease the bearings :)
Also, if there's any notchyness, or the bearing clunks through the center of the stroke, replace them straight away. It's super common in all the sports bikes because of people dropping the front from wheelies, and just general wear. Sometimes the notch isn't noticable until the bearing is the correct tension.
Hope this helps.
will this cause a clunky sound when pushing the suspention up and dow? the dampner is sloppy at the mount points
So the mounts for the dampener are not tight, they are like a unijoint. The dampener is supposed to move a little. If the dampener has air in it you'll feel it as a side to side movement where the bars turn easily, then suddenly yhe dampening kicks in.
A clunk when you hold the brake on and push the suspension is usually one of three things. In order of how common they are
1. steer bearings loose or damaged.
2. fork bushes worn.
3. wheel bearings damaged.
The only other one i find fairly regularly is if the bobbins for the floating discs are worn the rotor will clunk and shift on the center spider.
But most likely is the steer bearings.
What type of oil is being used here anyone know?
Hi, sorry for the late reply but I don't check this as often as I should.
The spec for this particular dampener is 5w. It does vary between make, model and type so check what is needed for yours before you start.