I just got a 2002 grizzly and it is almost time for the first tune up. I read on here that you are supposed to take it to the dealer and get it serviced the first time but I was wondering if you had to. I know they check the valves but I can do that myself and do all of the routine stuff myself. The dealer that I bought it from told me nothing about bringing it in the first time and I didn't know until I got on here that you even needed to. I was just wondering if you can do everything yourself without messing it up somehow.
Rebelracer2002

 

If you can adjust the valves yourself, don't waste your money at the dealer. All they do is adjust the valves and cables, change the oil and grease all the zerks, and make sure all nuts and bolts are tight. There isn't anything special or difficult that you can't do yourself. Some dealers try to get the sale by claiming that if you don't bring it in, you will void your warrenty, but if you keep your receipts, you shouldn't have problems with warrenty claims.

 

Spend the fifty for the shop manual. It comes in very handy for everything you will be doing to the quad. I adjusted my own valves and I have never done that before and it was actually easy. I ended up saving something like $275 for the service. (Parts would have been extra) So after buying the book I saved $225. You can take that money and buy something you really need. Also I didn't get the extended warranty, and Yamaha's is what like 6 months? So I looked at throwing away the 6 month warranty if they wanted to argue about the maintenance and the way I figured with them not fessing up to tranny problems and the like who cares if I voided it.

 

Is there anything else that needs to be checked besides the valves and change the oil and grease the fittings?

Do I need to change my antifreeze?

My dealer had the nerve to tell me that there is no parts manual yet for the raptor, not even from Yamaha. So I went and found one on ebay. I wouldn't trust my dealer with my raptor for a tune-up. They probably let it sit in the shop for 2 weeks and then try and charge me $500 saying that the universal joint was going out and they had to replace it. I'm sure they screw plenty of less knowledgable people over. I almost would rather drive to a dealer that is over an hour away to buy OEM parts and I would never go there for aftermarket parts. As far as I'm concerned...

***** World of Joliet, IL can kiss my hairy white a$$!!!!!!

 

Your basic owners manual tells you the intervals on what needs to be done and the shop manual tells you how to do it. Like 01Raptor660R says, the shop manual is a worthwhile investment (I paid $52 for mine). The tune-ups at the shops are more of a ploy to make money rather than to perform a service that someone with basic skills can not do. As far as the antifreeze goes, I don't think that is part of the first service after break in.

 

It was like it was listed above. Check tightness of nuts and bolts to make sure nothing came loose, they will look at the spark plug and see if it needs to be replaced, (which in my opinion will not), change the oil and oil filter. Maybe wash it for you. They don't change the anti-freeze. I'm not even sure if they clean the air filter and re-oil but I think that was on their list. Yes to grease the fittings. If you look over your bike you will see some little blue or white marks on certain bolts. These are usually the ones they check. Basically it is a way to make an extra, what ever they charge, after you shelled out $6000 plus. Look in another dealer for the shop manual or if you ordered it on E-bay then fine. I have seen that book go as high as $65 in one of the local rip off dealers here so it pays to shop for it. The normal price range is $48 to $55 for it. Shop the dealers because selling parts is where they make the most amount of money. I found one dealer here that has been consistantly lower than three others so I shop there, which is not where I bought my bike either. If you get stuck you can always come out to this forum and seek advice.

 

Thanks for the replies.

There is a guy making some easy cash on Ebay by coping the microfiche for $22 shipped. You don't need to bid if you do not want to wait but the bidding might end cheaper, I did not want to wait.