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Did it myself in my kitchen. I have done hundreds of forks. Found out, it was completely unnecessary. Oil was as clean as my pee. Will not do it again, unless the fork fails. I'm going to replace the fork then, as there is no way to swap worn parts, as there are no parts (bushes etc.) to replace, except the fork. These maintenance schedules are nothing else than rip-offs.
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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #17Zitat von gunter im Beitrag #16 That is good news. When I replaced the fork oil of my 2002 Yamaha FZ1 at the recommended 18K miles it was completely black and looked nasty. Perhaps the fact that it was "0" weight oil had something to do with its condition. I had a shop change the fork oil of my RS at 18K miles and the tech made no comment regarding the condition of the oil.
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Zitat von gunter im Beitrag #16 What was the mileage on the forks at that time?
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Mon Jan 03, 2022 9:56 pm (Last edited: Mon Jan 03, 2022 10:00 pm)
Zitat von Grumpy Goat im Beitrag #19Zitat von gunter im Beitrag #16 22,726 miles. Debbie's bike had about 1,000 miles less. I did not look at her oil but the Tech said her fork oil also looked very clean. Lee |
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In case you ask me: I can't tell you. It was the first time a fork maintenance was scheduled in the standard maintenace plan (50k mls IIRC). The worst thing I noticed, there were no replacable parts in the forks (except the seals, but these are not a challenge in terms of maintenance and wear).
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The work is not hard, but you'll need a fork compression tool. I have a Race Tech fork tool. I've had the forks out of the bike twice. The first time was for normal service work and the second time to replace the ESA cartridge when it started leaking. And I am about to go in for the 3rd time to play with the air gap.USD Service.jpg - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte) |
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Zitat von Limecreek im Beitrag #22 What was the repair for the leaking ESA cartridge?
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Zitat von Limecreek im Beitrag #22 Are those grey spacer or bushings plastic? The Tech told me when he changes fork oil he checks for damage to the bushings. He said that was very rare but had one S1000RR that needed new bushings.
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Wed Aug 17, 2022 5:29 pm (Last edited: Wed Aug 17, 2022 5:30 pm)
Zitat von podman im Beitrag #26 I think I might disagree with that. Years ago I had a K75C of admittedly dubious heritage. It had a pronounced judder when applying the front brake which I could not find the cause of, until I changed the fork oil during routine maintenance. The stuff that came out of those forks was like black sludge. Fresh oil cured the judder and magically transformed the front suspension into what it should have been. That bike had no evidence of seal leakage either.
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It's a shame that modern upside down forks do not seem to have a convenient drain plug to simplify maintenance. Removing forks and stripping them to change fluid is a PITA.
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