I dont think you're gonna get greasy opening that fork up ... I'm pretty sure that bugger is dry ... 
Cool.
Buddha.

Just in case... I just swapped out stock springs, you can have them for 25 bucks shipped via express 



And the vertical allen bolt also serves as the drain bolt among other things thats why it has a copper washer

Quote from: illenium on March 31, 2014, 11:39:07 AM
Just in case... I just swapped out stock springs, you can have them for 25 bucks shipped via express 



And the vertical allen bolt also serves as the drain bolt among other things thats why it has a copper washer

cool thanks, was going to tear into the forks but its raining here and I don't have a garage so it'll be a day or two but i'll def let you know. 

So there is a washer that was left out of my front right fork that goes between the stop and spring, found the washer in my parts tray.
I know I didn't post any pix sorry fellas, but what seemed to happen was the spacer went into the springs, tweeked the stop a little but flipping it around and it seemed fine to ride

Yea, these jap bikes come with a lot of spare parts. Yea, you dont need no steenkin washer ... 
Cool.
Buddha.

lol

Still having issues with taking apart the forks to redo the seals but until the weather gets a little warmer it'll wait.
the bottom bolt jus spins and nothing happens

Quote from: kensully on April 03, 2014, 01:07:51 PM
lol

Still having issues with taking apart the forks to redo the seals but until the weather gets a little warmer it'll wait.
the bottom bolt jus spins and nothing happens

thats because you need to use a tool to hold the bolt in the fork tube. 2-3 foot long rod with 5/8 size bolt at the end, see the wiki or the video on  youtube from baltimoreGS

If it's any help, when I did my forks I didn't have that special tool (but I do have an impact gun). With the oil drained and fork assembled, I compressed the fork as much as possible with one hand while the other hand operated the impact gun. The compressed fork puts tension on the "nut" side of that allen bolt, but it still slipped a little bit.

10 bucks at homedepot gets you a great tool for that bolt