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Marque Remarks => Suzuki => Topic started by: Richo52 on August 02, 2013, 09:45:18 am

Title: Suzuki TM 250 Forks help
Post by: Richo52 on August 02, 2013, 09:45:18 am

              Hi Guys excuse my ignorance,I have a set of TM forks that came disassembled.
   In trying to put them back together I cant workout what is used to attach the chrome
   sliding leg to prevent it coming out of the lower leg.Is there a circlip or comething?
   Thanks in advance.Richard.

Title: Re: Suzuki TM 250 Forks help
Post by: firko on August 02, 2013, 10:37:38 am

http://www.cmsnl.com/suzuki-tm250-1972-1975-usa_model16282/partslist/   (http://www.cmsnl.com/suzuki-tm250-1972-1975-usa_model16282/partslist/)

Title: Re: Suzuki TM 250 Forks help
Post by: Montynut on August 02, 2013, 10:52:48 am

As an observation a recent fall at a race meeting was caused by a TM250 lower fork leg parting company with the fork tube. It was found that a circlip failed allowing the forks to part company. Apparently the OEM circlip is not a normal run of the mill job but a thicker and stronger snap ring or special circlip.

Just mentioning it as having the front wheel and lower fork legs part company during a wheelstand was freaking scary to watch and I bet the rider would be more descriptive ::)

Title: Re: Suzuki TM 250 Forks help
Post by: Richo52 on August 02, 2013, 01:13:21 pm

Thanks Firko and Montynut.Also Firko no worries about the wheel :-)