Maintenance Recommendations; Air Bleeding - Husqvarna TE 250 2007 Werkstatt-Handbuch

MAINTENANCE

Maintenance recommendations

This fork is the result of years of experience made on the most important
racing tracks. Even though it is a high technology product, no particular
maintenance is needed. Since it is designed for a sporting use, maintenance
is very easy to perform and needs no special tools.
Routine maintenance
Competition
1- Dust seal cleaning: After every race
CROSS, ENDURO
2- Oil change:
CROSS After 6 hours
ENDURO After 30 hours
3- Oil seal change: After 30 hours
CROSS After 6 hours
ENDURO After 30 hours

4- Air bleeding:

After every ride
CROSS, ENDURO
Note: On muddy or sandy terrain forks should be checked after shorter periods
of time (-30%) than those shown in the above table.
Note: reference numbers in this chapter refer to the parts belonging to the fork
exploded view on page I.4.
1- Dust seal cleaning (FIG. 5)
NOTE
There is no need to disassemble the fork legs to clean the dust seal.
No special tools are required.
Use silicone grease spray.
PROCEDURE
Before cleaning the dust seal, clean the stanchion tubes
Remove the dust seal (12) from the slider (7). Do not score the stanchion tube
(5- 6).
Lower the dust seal down the stanchion and clean the inner side of the dust
seal and its seat in the slider with compressed air.
Never use metal tools to remove the dirt. Pump the slider slightly up and down
and remove any possible dirt from the stanchions. Lubricate the dust seal and
the visible part of the oil seal.
Reposition the dust seal in the stanchion.
2- Oil change
NOTE
To change the oil, the fork legs must be disassembled.
Required tools: no. 2 19-mm Allen wrenches, scale or gauge.
Tightening torque for damper rod: 10 Nm.
Tightening torque for plug check nut: 30 Nm.
Tightening torque for slider plug: 25 Nm.
1.5 lt. of recommended oil.
Part. N. 8000 A7735 (07-2006)
SOSPENSIONE ANTERIORE (TE 250)
FRONT SUSPENSION (TE 250)
SUSPENSION AVANT (TE 250)
VORDERGABEL (TE 250)
SUSPENSIÓN DELANTERA (TE 250)
Use
Not competition
After every ride
After 20 hours
After 60 hours
After 60 hours
After 20 hours
After 60 hours
Every month
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