Topic: Oil pump maintenance

[stereosilence]

If there is a brief walkthrough of this, I couldn't find it. Do I need to take my oil pump apart (while I have the rest of the bike apart) and do any sort of maintenance? It seems like replacing o rings is popular, but I couldn't tell if that was only in response to leaks (which I don't have). Also, for the tube that connects to the screen, can I just use a piece of fuel line or something like that? Anything special needed there?

[dave500]

if its a 500/550 it wouldnt hurt to dismantle the pressure relief valve and de sludge it,and itll be satisfying to know its all clean inside,use a hose thatll handle hot oil,very hot oil.

[LesterPiglet]

I always run oil through mine to keep it from rusting.