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Fork oil volume?


DirtTorpedo

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Stupid question: The Service Manual, page 13-24 calls for

483ml (16.3 oz) of oil. That's PER FORK, right?

Reason I ask is that I only sucked out about half that volume

in old (very dirty) oil per fork. I used a brake-bleeder pump

rather than removing the wheel and using the drain plug.

The manual also says to measure the level to be 5.6" from

the top of the fork pipe. I don't get the point of this - if I

sucked out all the old and put in the proper volume of new,

shouldn't that be sufficient? Or do you never really get all

the old stuff out?

thanks,

Ted

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I just replaced the seals on mine. The damping rod will hold some oil. You need to pump the damping rod several times to remove the oil inside it. Then pump the rod several times after you replace the oil to remove the air inside the damping rod.

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