2000 YZ250. Ordered a rebuild kit for the rear shock absorber. I've went through the manual several times and cannot find the amount, or which type, of oil to add to the shock. Anyone have this info? If it is in the manual, can someone tell me where so I can punch myself? Thanks for any help!

you have to use 2.5 wt oil, about 400ml.
The shock must be air-free, i.e. it has to be bled.
Therefor there is no exact amount of oil mentioned.

According to your questions i assume you don't have any knowledge about servicing a shock.
Better you'd know what you are doing.
Get assistance by someone knowledgeable.

frezno, on 16 August 2012 - 10:08 AM, said:

....or you might well be doing more than punching yourself.  




No info regarding the shock is in the owner service manual because it's not considered owner serviceable.  Since virtually the entire rest of the bike is considered owner serviceable, let that tell you something.

http://fullthrottlem...OCK_REBUILD.pdf

I was in the same boat as you a couple months ago. First things first, if you hav'nt at least rebuilt a set of forks yet then i don't suggest you do this yourself but if you feel you do have the experience to do this yourself then watch and

Thanks for the vids,
    This will be my first.  I have a few articles that i have read through a few times now.  Bleeding isn't a problem.  Read the articles AFTER i posted the question...so now I know.

http://idriders.com/...ock service.pdf

I rebuilt my shock myself for the first time a couple months ago, I think it's even easier than working on forks. Only semi hard part is getting the clips out, a sharp pick would make it easy.

Markopolo400, on 23 August 2012 - 04:14 AM, said:

Not even.  Don't pull them up and out using a pick.  Too easy to scratch the bore.  And, too frustrating.

Instead, using a small, very thin screwdriver or similar tool, disengage the wire ring clip and push it down the bore a little.  Then take a .010"-.015" or so feeler gauge and push it against the clip at the point where it's out of the groove and pull it upward over the feeler like a shoehorn using a rounded, preferably non marring tool.  The feeler will carry the clip over the groove an you can easily remove it.

Just push it down into the bore,  then push one end further down and it will twist and you can pull it out

grayracer513, on 23 August 2012 - 01:10 PM, said:

That's the problem with many DIYers: lack of knowledge and correct tools, but:

Markopolo400, on 23 August 2012 - 04:14 AM, said:

sure...

frezno, on 24 August 2012 - 01:34 AM, said:

Shocks are a piece of cake there champ.

Markopolo400, on 24 August 2012 - 06:20 AM, said:

sure

There is a huge "mystique" surrounding shocks and the process of servicing them, especially what with the high pressure nitrogen charge and all.  The first one I did was quite a shock (sorry) to me when I saw how simple it really was.  I distinctly recall that when I changed the seal I thought, "If people ever find out how easy this is, the suspension business is doomed."

This is not to say that there aren't critically important procedures that must be strictly adhered to, or that there aren't very real hazards involved both during the job and riding the bike afterwards if the work isn't done right.  There's a real risk of injury involved, and of doing irreversible damage to expensive components that aren't always easy to find at any price, and like many things, the devil is in the details.  But I think it's a pretty normal reaction for someone doing their first one.  The reality doesn't quite match up to the preconceived image most people have of the job.   In some ways, I would agree that that shocks, some of them at least, really are simpler.