time to fiddle

[bobbydazzler]

hello chaps

well its peeing down outside so im not going anywhere today.
bike not running too great so gonna change oil and adjust the chain, both of which are new to me. help needed.
manual says i can use equvalent to a suzi filter. anyone know what this is and where i can get one. also do i need a filter wrench or will a normal wrench do the job? :roll:
also any tips on the chain? fairly confident with both jobs, just dont want to muff it up.

thanx paul

[northwind]

Loads of companies make pattern oil filters for the SV, but the only ones I'd use myself are Champion and K&N. Champion are cheaper and IMO just as good, K&N are more expensive and probably no better (but look cooler, and have a nut for fitting. Halfords usually have the Champion one.

You probably don't need a filter wrench... The first couple of times I changed mine, I just stabbed it with a big screwdriver and used that as a lever to unscrew the old one (messy!) then hand-tightened the new one. A filter wrench or strap wrench is nice to have though. You could use an old leather belt with a proper buckle as a strap wrench if you're so inclined.

[jambo]

I would recomend buying a filter wrench that fits on the end of the oil filter and then uses a Socket driver as they're easy and cheap. If you want to go north wind's method (and I have in the past) note that the base of the oil filter has a brass fitting going up into it which takes the oil to (or from, I forget) the filter, if you stab a screwdriver into this you will have an expensive day.

Pierce the filter as close to the closed end (facing the front of the bike) as possible (the first inch or 2cm or so is safe) then punch in and twist.

Oil filters need very little effort to do up so just do it up as tight as you can by hand and it'll be fine. Make sure you smear some new oil round the o-ring on the new filter before you put it in.

When you do the chain make sure yopu spin the wheel and adjust the chain at it's tightest point as it may be tighter some places than others. Make sure you adjust both sides of the swing arm the same ammount or the wheel will go out of alignment.

Good luck!

[bobbydazzler]

have new filter. gonna tackle them now..

cheers for the advice guys

[bobbydazzler]

job done

a quick test round the block though and i pick up a small nail. :(

oh well never liked the standard dunlops anyway.

[jonboy]

Champion K301 from Halfords (for a curvy anyway, though I suspect they're the same). I bought a chain type wrench which is okay if not a little fiddly to use but does the job.

With the chain, just make sure you spin the rear wheel and check the tension along the whole chain to find any tight spots, if so, adjust at the tightest point giving a good 30mm of play.


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