wheel damper pin removal GS650

[Charlie G]

You could focus on the engine for the time being and before you ride it as the weather gets warm this spring, replace it then. I think they're easy enough to get at and replace.
1980 GS850GL - REAR WHEEL (MODEL T)
1980 SUZUKI GS1000GLT - REAR WHEEL (MODEL T)
1980 SUZUKI GS850GT - REAR WHEEL
1981 SUZUKI GS1000GLX - REAR WHEEL (MODEL X)
1981 SUZUKI GS1000GX - REAR WHEEL
1981 SUZUKI GS650GLX - REAR WHEEL
1981 SUZUKI GS650GX - REAR WHEEL
1981 SUZUKI GS850GLX - REAR WHEEL (MODEL X)
1981 SUZUKI GS850GX - REAR WHEEL
1982 GS1100G - REAR WHEEL
1982 SUZUKI GS1100GKZ (Touring) - REAR WHEEL
1982 SUZUKI GS1100GLZ - REAR WHEEL
1982 SUZUKI GS650GLZ - REAR WHEEL
1982 SUZUKI GS650GZ - REAR WHEEL
1982 SUZUKI GS850GLZ - REAR WHEEL
1982 SUZUKI GS850GZ - REAR WHEEL
1983 SUZUKI GS1100GD - REAR WHEEL
1983 SUZUKI GS1100GKD - REAR WHEEL
1983 SUZUKI GS1100GLD - REAR WHEEL
1983 SUZUKI GS650GD - REAR WHEEL
1983 SUZUKI GS650GLD - REAR WHEEL
1983 SUZUKI GS650MD - REAR WHEEL
1983 SUZUKI GS850GD - REAR WHEEL
1983 SUZUKI GS850GLD - REAR WHEEL
1984 SUZUKI GS1100GKE Touring

cg

[Seaking]

Charlie, you're the boss. Many thanks! How does one acquire such a list of interchangeable parts? I wasn't expecting that large of a list! Impessive.

Getting ready to yank the swing arm.. book seems straightforward..

Cheers!

[Charlie G]

Alpha motor sports has a search feature and you paste in the part # and ...there you go. I just figured it out a week or two ago. Others been doing it a while.

cg

[Seaking]

Alpha motor sports has a search feature and you paste in the part # and ...there you go. I just figured it out a week or two ago. Others been doing it a while.

cg

And I learn something new every day... Not as useful as this last tidbit, mind you Thanks!

Found a couple on eBay already for around $50.. so that will be for later as I find a 'super good' one..

Cheers

[Seaking]

Opinion?

After finding out the damper splines were pooched, I had forgotten to ask for opinions about the splines on the final drive itself..

Are these what they should look like? Hard to tell without seeing new ones.

Thanks in advance.

http://www.eastcoastphotos.com/gs650g/picture0019.jpg

[Charlie G]

After finding out the damper splines were pooched, I had forgotten to ask for opinions about the splines on the final drive itself..

Are these what they should look like? Hard to tell without seeing new ones.

Thanks in advance.

http://www.eastcoastphotos.com/gs650g/picture0019.jpg

They look fine to me. The rear spline (damper splines, as you call them) is notorious for going out.

cg

[Seaking]

Thanks Charlie.. I should look up the proper nomenclature before asking about particular items.. you never know when the doo-hickie will need a thinga-ma-bob clevis on the sludge pump..

Cheers

[Charlie G]

Thanks Charlie.. I should look up the proper nomenclature before asking about particular items.. you never know when the doo-hickie will need a thinga-ma-bob clevis on the sludge pump..

Cheers

Suzuki calls the rear spline a driven hub or gear , I think, but here it's commonly called the former. I don't know why, I just adapt.

cg

[tkent02]

I think they purposely made the sline in the wheel softer so the one in the hub wouldn't wear. Too soft maybe with some of them.

[Seaking]

Suzuki calls the rear spline a driven hub or gear , I think, but here it's commonly called the former. I don't know why, I just adapt. cg

Resistance is futile.. they are the Borg

Cheers

[Jcgonzal]

Just went through this same situation. Earlier in the fall I had the wife on the back and thought I'd mess around a bit, and hit the throttle pretty hard in first gear. Things went bad, felt like my old Ninja when second gear went out, started jerking pretty bad. Thankfully we were on our street so I made it back to the garage. Here's the destruction:





Luckily I just picked up a parts bike and the donor had a good hub.

[Charlie G]

I've never seen one that went completely out. I wouldn't want that to happen at high speed.

cg

[Seaking]

Egads!! Good thing I'm replacing mine.. wow, now THAT's chewed up.. ouch