250sx front wheel and tire change

[tri again]

I gotta change the front tire on daughters 85 sx and would like to know
what kind of time and trouble I'm looking at.

I have a spare parts sx and I keep soaking the axle bolt with liq wrench.
Hear that they can weld themselves into the aluminum threads.

Anything else I should know?

Thanks

[dougspcs]

No easy way to do this..soak, heat, impact, repeat!!

Once off, I take mine apart about at least once a year. Clean and inspect the front brakes, a bit of never seize on the threads.

[atc007]

yep,,the 4 10 nuts wil come right off,,or usually someones already broke 1 or 2 for ya. But the axle seizes inside the hub,not usually in the fork unless someones been there before and boogered up your threads for ya! Heat,lube impact : ( Good luck! You can also cheat and spin the fork tube ,remove the 4 hub nuts and change the tire ,leaving the axle on the bike. Better to get it apart and clean and lube. But sometimes this is NOT possible without destroying parts!

[tri again]

oooh, thanks youse guys.
Glad I asked.

I had a feeling it wasn't gonna be a simple 'change the tire' before we hit the dunes kinda deal.

Maybe I'll just swap forks ( the whole front end) and not mess with the tire and axle bolt at all.

Guess it's not a bad idea to hit those threads with penetrant just as a monthly ritual.

[stillhunter]

Broke my axle doing my bearings,everything was seized together.Good luck

[DRKCYDE]

Time to ditch whole 250sx front end and go with the 200x. Much better ride and looks tits.

[200x350xtriz250]

Is there a reason why so many people swap the WHOLE 200x front end? I used the 200x forks, hub and wheel but kept the 250sx triples, headlight, axle and fender. I had to make new axle spacers and still need to make a spacer for the brake caliper, but none of that is to difficult.

[Dirtcrasher]

^ I was gonna ask, what about the caliper?? Anyhow, I have had to take a rt. angle cut off blade to the brake drum where they commonly seize.

Guys do it again and again, grease EVERY thing that may see water. It's worked me for a couple decades.......

[dustrunner]

im not a big fan of the 200x front on a 250sx. the front end comes up to easy without the lighter front end , plus its hard to hook a rack to it.. hehe

[110klt]

Time to ditch whole 250sx front end and go with the 200x. Much better ride and looks tits.

Did I read where a 250r forks fit on a 200x and with more travel? If so why not go straight for the R forks?