I need ur guys help. Hahaha i got 2 hours till work and took my forks off and drained the oil and see what was wrong,, little steel thing was in the wrong place,, soo i kicked over the far with the oil in it and lost about half of it... What other oil could i use like 10w 40?? or anything like that... How far should the oil be from the top with the spacer and spring in the fork and when the fork is spread out all the way.. Thanks
Quote from: jefferygs500I need ur guys help. Hahaha i got 2 hours till work and took my forks off and drained the oil and see what was wrong,, little steel thing was in the wrong place,, soo i kicked over the far with the oil in it and lost about half of it... What other oil could i use like 10w 40?? or anything like that... How far should the oil be from the top with the spacer and spring in the fork and when the fork is spread out all the way.. Thanks
Use only fork oil - available from any motorcycle shop and pretty cheap. Stock oil is 10 wt - most riders prefer a bit heavier oil - say 15 wt. You might be able to get away with using "hydraulic oil" from a farm supply or heavy equipment shop - but it is not worth the risk that it has an additive that the fork parts won't be compatible with.
The oil level is measured with the fork fully compressed and the spring and spacers removed. With stock springs it is supposed to be 99 mm from the top of thhe tube. With Progressives I believe it is 120 mm. I made up a gizmo from an old syringe and some tubing that would put the end of a hose the right distance down from the top of the tube, then intentionally overfilled and sucked out the excess.