Problem Installing Chrome Front End

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Aug 7, 2009 | 06:16 PM

Hammer107

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Problem Installing Chrome Front End

I am in the middle of putting a chrome front end on my wife's Deluxe. It's an 05.......not really a problem just something odd.

I am draining the fluid out of the fork legs and the oil in one side is clearly fresh hydraulic oil while the other side is black and stinky. I am thinking maybe they replaced a fork seal or something and one side has clean fluid and the other is old.

Will fork oil turn black and start to stink when it's old? I can't say that I honestly know.

Thanks.

Aug 7, 2009 | 06:54 PM

DR.Greenthumb

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From: So. Cal

mine did

Aug 7, 2009 | 07:34 PM

DyNaBoB

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when i lowered mine it stunk, had only 4000 miles on her at the time

Aug 7, 2009 | 07:34 PM

billd

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Mine didn't at 20K and 40K.

Aug 7, 2009 | 09:11 PM

Hammer107

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Alright...got everything back together....simple enough to change. The dealer gave me the wrong seals though.....just a smidge too small. No amount of finessing could get them over the fork tubes.

I reused the old ones, which I HATE doing, but everything seems to be working ok. Took it for a short ride and all is fine. I'll clean it up and post some before and after pictures tomorrow. Best $200 bucks I've spent on appearance mods in a long time.

Aug 7, 2009 | 09:22 PM

tlb

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a full chrome front end really makes it pop. my fork oil came out black and stinky too.

Aug 8, 2009 | 08:06 AM

miketedesco

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Mine was the same way when I did the chrome front end kit. I have ready in multiple places that the left side (brake side) generally gets very dark due to the heat of the brakes. From what I have been told this is normal.