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Rocker Arm design change
12/14/12 at 07:32:05
Hi all,
I ordered a new set of rocker arms because mine were worn. On the BikeBandit site that I'd ordered from, there were two different arm part numbers, and the online stores that know what year Savage I have (a 2003) recommended a specific pair, so I ordered them.
And of course they are different than what was in the bike. Anyone know if these are swappable parts? The bracing on the arms looks different, but the distances between the valve contacts measure the same.
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Some info here would be appropriate... mfr, p/n, pic.
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12/15/12 at 07:31:07
Sure...I didn't have the info when I originally posted, and thought someone would be familiar enough to answer...but here goes.
See attached photos...they are Suzuki OEM parts, 12840-07F00 (intake) and 12850-07F00 (exhaust). I found these through my local bike shop's OEM part finder.
http://partsfinder.onlinemicrofiche.com/bentleysmotorcycles/Suzuki_OEM/Suzuki...
The images in the microfiche match my bike's original ones. And those are the part numbers that match the labels on the new parts, which look different.
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and the other:
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12/15/12 at 07:37:57
And here are the comparisons. Original on left, new on right.
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12/15/12 at 07:38:21
Here's the exhaust (if you look at the pad on the cam follower, you can see what my problem is...nice .75mm carving of the pad by the cam.)
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Wonder if there's a weight difference?...
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12/15/12 at 09:02:38
from your OP, I thought you were buying aftermarket parts.
the part number is a generic number, rocker arm, design F00
and probably is used in several engines.
some parts have gone from a bike specific part number "24B" to a generic number over the years as they try to cut costs.
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12/15/12 at 09:24:49
original exhaust arm 143g
new exhaust arm 158g
original intake arm 132g
new intake 143g
I doubt the pad wear is enough to make up the difference (especially with the tiny amount of wear on my original intake arm)
Some googling on the part number shows this:
http://www.powersportsplus.com/parts/detail/suzuki/SP-12840-37401.html
so the 37401 is superseded by the 07F00.
When it doubt, ask Google. This is backed up by
http://www.suzukisavage.lt/upl/file/manual/PDF07-ls650-parts-list.pdf
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MeLikeBike wrote
on 12/15/12 at 09:24:49:
original exhaust arm 143g
new exhaust arm 158g
original intake arm 132g
new intake 143g
I doubt the pad wear is enough to make up the difference (especially with the tiny amount of wear on my original intake arm)
Some googling on the part number shows this:
http://www.powersportsplus.com/parts/detail/suzuki/SP-12840-37401.html
so the 37401 is superseded by the 07F00.
When it doubt, ask Google. This is backed up by
http://www.suzukisavage.lt/upl/file/manual/PDF07-ls650-parts-list.pdf
http://www.powersportsplus.com/parts/detail/suzuki/SP-12840-37401.html
Whats the difference between a 1978 LS650F Cam Shaft Value and a 1987 LS650P Can Shaft Value?
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Whats the difference between a 1978 LS650F Cam Shaft Value and a 1987 LS650P Can Shaft Value?
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12/15/12 at 10:45:50
Looks like the new style is meatier and stiffer. It may also more resistant to thermal expansion. Perhaps this was changed in order to have less issues with valve gap adjustment.
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12/15/12 at 11:52:06
I'm guessing they revised it because one valve wasn't opening as far as the other due to the longer arm flexing. The new design looks like it allows both arms to flex equally. Obviously I'm just speculating but that is a substantial revision - new molds are not cheap and that required a completely new mold so there had to be a reason for it. Considering I've never heard of one of these breaking before - even from guys with high-lift cams -the only other reason to revise it would be flex.
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