i want to change all the oils in all shock, how do i go about doing this?
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how to change fork oil?
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it is a little too long to explain cuz I am short on time, but I can give you a warning. One thing you want to make sure you DO NOT do, is remove the cap/seal at the top of the forks while the drain plugs are removed from the bottom of the forks. If you do.....BANG! Your forks will compress faster than you can say, "SHIT". I made that mistake when I wasn't paying attention last time I did mine and it scared the crap outta me. It was enough to knock my bike off the center stand and I was lucky to have caught it in time.I don't have a short temper. I just have a quick reaction to bullshit.
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There's a write up in this months Cycle Canada on how to change the fork oil with out removing the forks. You just have to remove the wheel and fender.
If a Canadian CC subscriber has a scanner maybe we could get a scan of the article posted. I would but my scanner is down right now .
Originally posted by Mojoei One thing you want to make sure you DO NOT do, is remove the cap/seal at the top of the forks while the drain plugs are removed from the bottom of the forks.Kyle
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Originally posted by woobieThere's a write up in this months Cycle Canada on how to change the fork oil with out removing the forks. You just have to remove the wheel and fender.
If a Canadian CC subscriber has a scanner maybe we could get a scan of the article posted. I would but my scanner is down right now .
Originally posted by Mojoei One thing you want to make sure you DO NOT do, is remove the cap/seal at the top of the forks while the drain plugs are removed from the bottom of the forks.
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Originally posted by stevnmdOriginally posted by woobieThere's a write up in this months Cycle Canada on how to change the fork oil with out removing the forks. You just have to remove the wheel and fender.
If a Canadian CC subscriber has a scanner maybe we could get a scan of the article posted. I would but my scanner is down right now .
Originally posted by Mojoei One thing you want to make sure you DO NOT do, is remove the cap/seal at the top of the forks while the drain plugs are removed from the bottom of the forks.
And yes...I have a drain plug. You don't? That sux. It's a pita to remove my forks. Quite a bit more complicated then using a drain plug.I don't have a short temper. I just have a quick reaction to bullshit.
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Originally posted by stevnmdHow do you fill the fork to the correct level with the forks in the triples? The fork oil levels supposed to be set with the inner fork tube as far inside of the outer fork tube as possible. Do you just measure the length it goes inside the lower tube and add that to the oil level?
Wow... I can't even imagine doing that. You'll NEVER get all the oil out that way. Never trust adding fork oil by volume. ALWAYS set fork oil height correctly instead...I don't have a short temper. I just have a quick reaction to bullshit.
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Originally posted by stevnmdHow do you fill the fork to the correct level with the forks in the triples? The fork oil levels supposed to be set with the inner fork tube as far inside of the outer fork tube as possible. Do you just measure the length it goes inside the lower tube and add that to the oil level?
So basically I overfilled them slightly with the front end supported, pumped the air out by pumping the whole front end up and down... then lowered the front end and used a syringe with a measured tube to suck the excess oil out of each fork leg. I had the exhaust headers off anyway, so it was easy to raise/lower the front end with a jack under the engine.
I did empty the forks by taking them off, though, as I changed the oil and dust seals.
It is a PITA to remove the forks just to change the oil... Could you drain them by just removing the allen head screw at the bottom of the outer tube (nr 12 on http://67.15.65.225/spst/1988%20GSX600F/24.htm )? I wouldn't need to do it within the next two years, but it would be interesting to know...
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