Adding fork oil? How?
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Adding fork oil? How?
(Yes,I already searched, no info...) Can I add fork oil to '07 superglide forks without jacking it up ? Do I just unscrew the top cap and add?? Service Manual goes thru a whole thing of taking out springs etc. I just want to add about 1/2 ounce to each side to help with the "clunk" Any advise greatly appreciated!
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RE: Adding fork oil? How?
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(Yes,I already searched, no info...) Can I add fork oil to '07 superglide forks without jacking it up ? Do I just unscrew the top cap and add?? Service Manual goes thru a whole thing of taking out springs etc. I just want to add about 1/2 ounce to each side to help with the "clunk" Any advise greatly appreciated!
(Yes,I already searched, no info...) Can I add fork oil to '07 superglide forks without jacking it up ? Do I just unscrew the top cap and add?? Service Manual goes thru a whole thing of taking out springs etc. I just want to add about 1/2 ounce to each side to help with the "clunk" Any advise greatly appreciated!
RE: Adding fork oil? How?
Springs don't have to be removed, but you don't want to have any extra load on them. Jack it up. Even with out load the springs are under tension and if your not carefull the cap will shoot across the room and you'll have fork oil everywhere. If it were me I'd remove each leg from the trees and and work on them in a bench vise.
As far as adding oil to help with the clunk, don't count on it. It didn't help on my bike.
As far as adding oil to help with the clunk, don't count on it. It didn't help on my bike.
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RE: Adding fork oil? How?
Rather than adding a little oil, try replacing the oil with a heavier oil. I put in the Screaming Eagle Performance fork oil in mine. It is a little heavier than the regular fork oil and reduced the clunking substantially.
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RE: Adding fork oil? How?
Using one of these really helps
I got mine from http://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/pr...FamilyId=10975
I got mine from http://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/pr...FamilyId=10975
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RE: Adding fork oil? How?
i want to jump on the wagon with a different idea
there is a draining hole for the oil at the bottom of each leg
why not just remove the wheel and axle, pull the tubes out from the trees, turn them upside-down and fill oil from the bottom. thus eliminating the need of messing with the loaded springs and hard time rescrewing the caps on?
wouldn't it work that way?
there is a draining hole for the oil at the bottom of each leg
why not just remove the wheel and axle, pull the tubes out from the trees, turn them upside-down and fill oil from the bottom. thus eliminating the need of messing with the loaded springs and hard time rescrewing the caps on?
wouldn't it work that way?
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RE: Adding fork oil? How?
ORIGINAL: Bobber Rider
i want to jump on the wagon with a different idea
there is a draining hole for the oil at the bottom of each leg
why not just remove the wheel and axle, pull the tubes out from the trees, turn them upside-down and fill oil from the bottom. thus eliminating the need of messing with the loaded springs and hard time rescrewing the caps on?
wouldn't it work that way?
i want to jump on the wagon with a different idea
there is a draining hole for the oil at the bottom of each leg
why not just remove the wheel and axle, pull the tubes out from the trees, turn them upside-down and fill oil from the bottom. thus eliminating the need of messing with the loaded springs and hard time rescrewing the caps on?
wouldn't it work that way?
thats also a pretty small hole to push fluid into.... a pretty small funnel, or a large syringe would probably be needed.
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RE: Adding fork oil? How?
ORIGINAL: Bobber Rider
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screws into #22, the seat pipe.
I may very well be wrong, but I do not think you want to remove
this screw until you are ready to disassemble the fork pipes.
And, it can be a real mortarforker to remove it.
I used a 1/2" impact and beat on it for about five minutes
before it broke loose.
When I put the WideGlide legs on my 06 SuperGlide I used the
heavier factory fork oil, and I like it better.
Also, hogrida is right about an oily mess, and springs shooting across the room.
So use precaution when removing the top cap.
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RE: Adding fork oil? How?
does anyelse see a pattern here? it appears the moco doesn't want the customer to do the little jobs anymore. derby cover screws that strip out on 1000 mile oil change outs and removing the whole bloomin fork just to change fork oil. "Scotty beam me up!"