GENERAL
INfORMATION
screw during remom/.
If
blue
wctite
Thread/ocker
(No.
242) is used.
(he
(orque required ( 0 loosen (he fastener
is
110-120
% greater (han
(he
applied
rorque used
ro
ligh(en
th
~
fastene
r.
If
r~d
Loc
r;t
e Thread/ocker
(No.
271)
;s
used.
th
e torque reqllired
to
loosen the
fastener is
200-250% greater than the
applied
rorque
II
sed
ro
tighten the fas-
tener.
Beca
ll
se
of
this facror. lise
wctile.
or equil
'O/e
m . spa
rin
gly as it
wiff
"wke
fastener remOI'af \'ery diffi-
C
II11
if
ro
o milch locking compo
llntJ
is
applied.
I. Use a locking
co
mpound such as Loctite
Threadlocker No. 242
(F
igure
4) on a
ll
boils and
nuts. even if they are secured with lockwashers.
This type of Loctite docs not harden completely
and
allows easy removal
of
the boh or nut. A screw
or bolt lost from an engine cover or bearing
retainer could easily cause se
ri
ous and expensive
damage before its loss is noticed. Make s
ur
e the
threads are clean and
fr
ee of grease and oil. Clean
with contact cleaner before ap
pl
ying the Loctite.
5
When applying Loct
it
e. use a small amount. If too
much
is
used.
it
can work its
way
down the threads
and s
ti
ck
pan
s together not
me
ant to
be
stuck. Keep
a tube
of
both blue (No. 242) and red (No. 271)
Loctite
Thr
eadlocker in
yo
ur
tool box.
Wh
en used
properl
y.
it
is
cheap insurance.
2.
Use a hammer-driven impact tool to rem
ove
and
in
stall all bo
lt
s. particularly engine cover screws.
These tools h
el
p prevent the rounding
off
of
bolt
heads and ensure a tight insta
ll
ation.
3.
When replacing
mi
ss
in
g
or
broken fasteners
(bolts. nuts and screws). especially on the eng
in
e
or
frame components. always use Suzuki replace-
ment
pari
S.
They are specia
ll
y hardened for each
application. The wro
ng
50·cent bolt could easily
cause serious and expensi
ve
damage, not to
mention rider injur
y.
4. When
in
stalling gaskets in the eng
in
e. always
use Suzuki replaceme
nt
gaskets witholll sealer,
unless designated, These gaskets arc designed to
swe
ll
when they come in
co
nta
ct with oil. Gasket
scal
er
will prevent the
gaS
kets from swe
ll
ing as
intended. which can result
in
oil leaks. These
Suzuki
gaskets are cut from material
of
the precise
thickness needed. Installation
of
a too thick
or
too
thin gasket
in
a cri
ti
cal area cou
ld
cause engine
damage.
TORQUE
SPECIFICATI
ONS
Torque specifications througho
ut
this manual are
given
in
Newton meters
(N
'm
) and foot-pounds
(ft.-lb.). Newton meters have been adopted
in
place
of
meter kilograms (mkg)
in
accordance with the
International Modernized Metric System. Tool
manufacturers offer torque wrenches calibrated
in
both Newton meters and foot-pounds.
Existing torque wrenches calibrated
in
meter
kilograms can
be
used by performing a simple
conversion. All
yo
u h
ave
to do is move the deci-
mal point one place to the
right: for example. 4
.7
mkg = 47 N·m. This conversion is accurate
enough for mechanical wo
rk
even though
th
e exact
mathematical conversion
is
3.5
mk
g
.,
34.3 N·m.
Refer
to
Table
2
for
standa
rd to rque
speci
fi
cations for
va
rious size screws. bolts and
nuts that may not be listed
in
the respective
chapters. To use
th
e table. first determine the size
of
the bolt or nut. Use a vernier caliper and
measure across the nats of the nut (
Figure
5) and
across the threads f
or
a bo
lt
(
Figure
6).
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