82 rear shock

[zman]

g day all my rm250 has done the seal  in the rear shock has anyone replaced it themselves and the oil. or is it a job for the mechanic.  do they only have one seal in them at the top

cheers

[zman]

seems as thow no one has done it or have any idea but thats ok i figured it out

[LWC82PE]

you can buy complete fresh new seal heads ready to go in off ebay. I would go that way.

[zman]

ok thanks 82pe i will have a look for one

[LWC82PE]

There probably wont exactly be one listed for 82 RM, but there would be one that fits. They are pretty common for many years. I have seen 82 shocks built with the seal heads you see on ebay. If you go the Moose Racing website they got applications and basic dimensions on their site. If you still stuck i can give you the email address of the the guy who designed the aftermarket seal heads for Moose/MSR/All Balls and he will be able to point you in the right direction too. If that sounds too hard then contact http://www.shocktreatment.com.au/ or http://www.teknikracing.com/ as both of them would have aftermarket seal head for your shock aswell.

I just checked the Moose listing and they say 81-86 RM250 seal head are all the same and it is also the same as 2001 - 2003 RM 250 and the same as many other bikes too. So there will be one on ebay for sure.

[Hornet]

Ohhh you fergot the Suspenshop Leith .
They make seal blocks
12.5 x 36mm
12.5 x 40 mm
14  x 36 mm
 

14 x 40 mm
14 x 44 mm
14 x 46 mm

16 x 36 mm
16 x  44 mm
16 x 46 mm
16 x 50 mm
18 x 50 mm

You see they do them all  and they deliver promt  www.suspensionshop.org
They just lowered all their prices today , thanks to the low Euro .

[Hornet]

i fergot a couple of sizes

12 x 30.5 mm
12 x 33  mm
12 x 36 mm
12 x 46 mm
12 x 50 mm   
they are the common ones , anthing else is made to order .

[zman]

i did find one on ebay in the us. but i went to the bike shop today and he can get them in. so it should be going by the weekend. now all i have to do is sort those forks out to soft

[suzuki27]

I reckon it is worth getting it done by an "Expert". Getting it all apart is not an easy job. Getting the oil in- right oil/right amount is hard enough. Make sure you get it gassed at a shop by someone who has the right equipment eg nitrogen via Regulated supply valve. Good suspension service is a specialised job.IMO.

[RMJJ]

I do all my own. If you take your time its an easy enough job in my opinion.
Just make sure you stack the shims in the correct order when removing so they go back in the right order and the right way up.

Two things to note when rebuilding it.
Make sure you get the shim stack on properly, there are some small shims that sit inside larger ones
if these overlap which is easy to do you'll ave no damping at all.
Make sure you peen the thread over on the end of the rod otherwise there is potential for the nut to come off and the shock fly apart.