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Attn DR650 Owners...

Posted: Mon 30 Dec, 2013 11:08 am
by _Wilks
... and there are quite a few of you here :P

Dont forget to address the NSU (Neutral Sending Unit) issue which can result in this horror... http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=691300

This is probably one of the best/simplest how to's on the net... http://drriders.com/topic1206.html

That's my community service done for 2013... thank you.

PS: Robbo, you'll need to do yours.

Re: Attn DR650 Owners...

Posted: Mon 30 Dec, 2013 4:20 pm
by bowewilson@gmail.com
While your at it DR jockeys, the cam chain tensioner gasket can let go too, it can dump a fair bit of oil pretty quickly (speaking from experience), its not uncommon. The good news is its a quick fix, they probably didn't fit them properly at the factory.
Seems like even DR's break down eh Jamie!!

Re: Attn DR650 Owners...

Posted: Mon 30 Dec, 2013 5:32 pm
by old betsy
Just buy a F800gs all fixed

Re: Attn DR650 Owners...

Posted: Tue 31 Dec, 2013 5:12 pm
by Robbo
Thanks for the link Shane,
What a mess, it's now definitely on my to do list.

Robbo.

Re: Attn DR650 Owners...

Posted: Wed 01 Jan, 2014 12:00 pm
by Hugh.Jars
Yair robbo i did show how easy it was to bush mechanic a clutch
and the nsu just under neath it .... unless you dren john were slacking off that time.
Cheers phil

Re: Attn DR650 Owners...

Posted: Fri 10 Jan, 2014 9:16 am
by _Wilks
I must be having separation issues. I keep reading DR stuff. :lol:

Anyway...

DR's are notorious for popping a countershaft seal and dumping the engine oil relatively quickly. It happened to me not long after my first oil change, luckily not far from home. At a guess, it spewed out half the engine oil in approx 100kms. Some say the cause is often linked to overfilling the engine oil, even if its only by a tiny amount.

Apparently Suzuki sell a countershaft sprocket seal retaining plate for approx $20. At that price its absolutely the best preventative $20 you'll spend on the mighty DR.

Everyone loves a pic, so here's one shamelessly lifted from DRRiders...
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Re: Attn DR650 Owners...

Posted: Fri 10 Jan, 2014 4:26 pm
by Davey_sprockeT
Good tip Shane.

Here's the link:
http://procycle.us/bikepages/dr650.html#sealretainer

$22.95 incl GST.

Re: Attn DR650 Owners...

Posted: Fri 10 Jan, 2014 5:14 pm
by _Wilks
$26 at Vince Strang in Vic. A similar price at your local Suzuki dealer too.

Yup Davey, we gotta keep these DR's rolling.

Re: Attn DR650 Owners...

Posted: Wed 15 Jan, 2014 7:33 am
by bill9117
_Wilks wrote:I must be having separation issues. I keep reading DR stuff. :lol:

Anyway...

DR's are notorious for popping a countershaft seal and dumping the engine oil relatively quickly. It happened to me not long after my first oil change, luckily not far from home. At a guess, it spewed out half the engine oil in approx 100kms. Some say the cause is often linked to overfilling the engine oil, even if its only by a tiny amount.

Apparently Suzuki sell a countershaft sprocket seal retaining plate for approx $20. At that price its absolutely the best preventative $20 you'll spend on the mighty DR.

Everyone loves a pic, so here's one shamelessly lifted from DRRiders...
Image
Where exactly is this seal. Can't seem to see the bit in question looking at the photo and my bike :shock: does something have to be removed to get to it first?

Re: Attn DR650 Owners...

Posted: Wed 15 Jan, 2014 8:25 am
by _Wilks
That shiny new bit in the photo is the part I was talking about - its a retaining plate. That's the countershaft poking out thru the retaining plate. The seal is behind the retaining plate.

Re: Attn DR650 Owners...

Posted: Wed 15 Jan, 2014 9:14 am
by bill9117
Thanks Shane with you now :P

Re: Attn DR650 Owners...

Posted: Wed 05 Feb, 2014 5:15 pm
by jls
The newer models now come with a retaining plate fitted as standarded fare ,strange that :mrgreen:

Re: Attn DR650 Owners...

Posted: Thu 06 Feb, 2014 11:05 am
by KoosWA
anty idea how "newer" from which model year.....before I go digging.

Re: Attn DR650 Owners...

Posted: Thu 06 Feb, 2014 3:25 pm
by jls
Pretty sure it's the lasted models 13 onwards ,but if the accountants at Suzuki agree that it is nessesary what more is there to say