Throttle cable play
- Thread starter ratwell
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Berlin Germany
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and?
did you fix it?
did you fix it?
ratwell
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Yes. The adjuster was very smooth and easy to adjust.
This is the 2nd Suzuki I’ve purchased with excessive throttle cable play. With the spec in the manual, I can’t figure out why they leave the factory like this and why they leave the dealer like this after you pay the PDI. Liability issue? Personally, I find it easier to control when it’s adjusted to spec.
Dopey
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So the answer to why they leave the dealer is a matter of quanity over quality. I work at a power equipment dealer and when we have units to setup they have a set amount of time they pay for the setup. So in my case I scan a barcode on every work order to keep track of my time and in order to get my srt bonus each month I have to be above 85% and if i drop below 65% it puts me on the chopping block when they start looking to get rid of people. It's usually worse for the powersports mechanics because a lot are flat rate so if the dealer is using techs to set them up they don't do the little things they should because they're losing money spending too much time on it and then I've ran across some dealers that use a porter/ mechanics helper and let them set them up and they really don't know what they're doing. This is one of the reasons I'm trying to look for a new job because I prefer to be paid enough that I can put the quality in without worrying about the quantity. When I bought my gen 2 new I made it a point to go thru and check everything I could think of that the dealer would of had to touch during setup after I noticed a loose lock nut on one of the axle adjuster bolts. Sorry for the rant since I'm sure your question was a bit rhetorical but this is one of my pet peeves being a technician and I can't stand that stuff isn't done right because some company be it the dealer or distributor says it should take X amount of time and not want to compensate enough for what it really takes or for the extra a tech has to do and then stuff doesn't get done right and could essentially be dangerous. Like in your case without the extra slop it's more controllable and to someone less experienced something like that could have caused an accident.
Mythos
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This is why I would never make it as a mechanic, I spend way too much time...then again, I don't go to mechanics because I know they can't spend as much time as I will. Ironic as it is, it's really hard to make your passion profitable. I've found that out in life.
As @Dopey said, there is a time limit, and I also find it frustrating as a tech at a Suzuki Dealership.
But in saying that, it takes less than 1 or 2 minutes to adjust throttle play, some techs just don't go by the book on these settings. Some just think if it has some play . . good enough.
It's when I find axle nuts loose while doing the PDI that I get pretty annoyed . . with the young apprentice that did the uncrating and initial assembly of the bike.
Now THAT is a worry, but it's up to me to check all the things that he has touched, so . . . . . yeah.
But in saying that, it takes less than 1 or 2 minutes to adjust throttle play, some techs just don't go by the book on these settings. Some just think if it has some play . . good enough.
It's when I find axle nuts loose while doing the PDI that I get pretty annoyed . . with the young apprentice that did the uncrating and initial assembly of the bike.
Now THAT is a worry, but it's up to me to check all the things that he has touched, so . . . . . yeah.
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