Question re: removing fork tubes

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Apr 14, 2009 | 10:28 AM

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Hoffy

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Well thanks for the tips, it worked great and the tubes came right out of the fork tubes except for some strange reason after they came out I felt like having a cigarette! I don't have to send my bike any flowers in the morning do I? I hope my bike doesn't think I won't repect her in the morning.

I am surprised how easy the chrome fork slider upgrade really is. But than after the handlebar and switch cover change, everything will seem easy!

Apr 14, 2009 | 03:41 PM

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fairplay

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man did this thread ever take the wrong turn.
I will be doing my 09 shortly. how much oil did you add? I know the book tells one ammount but considering the residual did you put less?

Apr 14, 2009 | 06:53 PM

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Hoffy

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Originally Posted by fairplay

man did this thread ever take the wrong turn.
I will be doing my 09 shortly. how much oil did you add? I know the book tells one ammount but considering the residual did you put less?

Haven't added oil yet but I will do whats recommeded in the manual. After seperating the tubes and using new lowers I don't see how there could be much oil still in dampers of any amount that matters. Unless theres something I dont know about yet.

Apr 14, 2009 | 06:58 PM

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Actually the upper fork bushing is what holds it all together. Not the fork seal.

lp

Apr 15, 2009 | 11:23 AM

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uweldit

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Use 10.8 oz for 2008. You probably already figured it out.

Changing the lowers was a piece of cake, wasn't it?

Apr 15, 2009 | 11:29 AM

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uweldit

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Fairplay,

Get a manual and follow directions for adding fork oil. When you take the lowers off make sure to have a pan ready for the fluid. Once it's all drained out and the new lowers put on, the manual should give you an amount to add. For my 08 I added 10.8 oz. Use a measuring device and don't overfill. If you overfill you have to drain it again unless you have the fancy HD fork oil tool which you can't buy at the dealer.