"How To" change your fork oil - Page 2

Gas Man · 10-08-2007, 06:45 PM

Yeah its good. You got all the good pics on where to put the tools, easy step by step, and included good info like torque specs. I'll probably review before I do mine!

kickstart · 10-08-2007, 09:06 PM

Nice Job, I might have to do one when I get around to doing mine (Inverted) however I had a seal leak under warranty and the Mechanic decided to do both back in June, so it will be a while and very few have them anyway.

Gas Man · 01-29-2008, 06:41 AM

Being I just did my fork service as described in my thread... How To service your forks

You could also just drain from the bottom and fill from the top without pulling the whole front end. Don't mind my pics with the forks off, but I think you can access all of this with the unit on the bike and the wheels still there as well.

Remove the lower cap

Then remove the plug, which also happens to seperate the lower leg from the rod dampner inside the fork tube. But it should let you drain the fluid.

Then simply remove the top cap/plug as described above and refill.

Just maybe another alternative...

Alicat · 01-30-2008, 11:02 AM

Great write up you two!

Now if I only had the ambition to do it myself! LOL!!!

BigBlueDog · 02-23-2008, 02:52 AM

great job Narrow!! Maybe Gas does have a little competion (he he)

Just kidding Gas;)
I'm not quite as good at repair as a lot of guys here so I'm thinking I'll let Blackdog take my whole front apart rather than me doing it and losing my front end going down the road after I'm done

TCALZ06 · 11-01-2008, 04:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gas Man

Being I just did my fork service as described in my thread... How To service your forks

You could also just drain from the bottom and fill from the top without pulling the whole front end. Don't mind my pics with the forks off, but I think you can access all of this with the unit on the bike and the wheels still there as well.

Remove the lower cap

Then remove the plug, which also happens to seperate the lower leg from the rod dampner inside the fork tube. But it should let you drain the fluid.

Then simply remove the top cap/plug as described above and refill.

Just maybe another alternative...

Yes this is correct. I was just reading my manual and it says nothing about removing the fork tubes. It does say to remove the wheel and brake caliper.

So is it only necessary to take the forks a part when you have a bad seal and need to replace it?

narow37 · 11-01-2008, 06:41 PM

the reason I did the job this way was the mechanic at my old dealership said that it may be difficult to remove the drain plug with out a what he called a butterfly speed wrench. he said without the speed, the whole inside of the lower legs might spin inside and the drain plug not come loose. there is also a crush washer that is supposed to be replaced and they didn't have any in stock when I was doing the job.

Gas Man · 11-04-2008, 02:46 AM

You have to seperate the forks if replacing the fork seals.

Narrow... I do agree with that idea but didn't have any problems doing mine. Also, there was silicone on my plugs.

10-08-2007, 06:45 PM	#16 (permalink)
Gas Man Custom doesn't bolt on Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 10,639 My Bike: 2006 Big Dog Phoenix Chopper My Biker Photos Rep Power: 11	Yeah its good. You got all the good pics on where to put the tools, easy step by step, and included good info like torque specs. I'll probably review before I do mine! __________________ -Chris "Why pay somebody else to fuck up your bike?"

01-29-2008, 06:41 AM	#18 (permalink)
Gas Man Custom doesn't bolt on Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 10,639 My Bike: 2006 Big Dog Phoenix Chopper My Biker Photos Rep Power: 11	Being I just did my fork service as described in my thread... How To service your forks You could also just drain from the bottom and fill from the top without pulling the whole front end. Don't mind my pics with the forks off, but I think you can access all of this with the unit on the bike and the wheels still there as well. Remove the lower cap Then remove the plug, which also happens to seperate the lower leg from the rod dampner inside the fork tube. But it should let you drain the fluid. Then simply remove the top cap/plug as described above and refill. Just maybe another alternative... __________________ -Chris "Why pay somebody else to fuck up your bike?"

02-23-2008, 02:52 AM	#20 (permalink)
BigBlueDog Big Dog's Rule The Road Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: EDGEWOOD, MARYLAND Posts: 1,080 My Bike: 2007 Chopper My Biker Photos Rep Power: 1	great job Narrow!! Maybe Gas does have a little competion (he he) Just kidding Gas;) I'm not quite as good at repair as a lot of guys here so I'm thinking I'll let Blackdog take my whole front apart rather than me doing it and losing my front end going down the road after I'm done __________________ Big Dogs never rest on the porch of the mundane

11-01-2008, 06:41 PM	#22 (permalink)
narow37 Angry Southern White Man Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Zanesville, Ohio Posts: 1,336 My Bike: 2007 Big Dog K9 My Biker Photos Rep Power: 2	the reason I did the job this way was the mechanic at my old dealership said that it may be difficult to remove the drain plug with out a what he called a butterfly speed wrench. he said without the speed, the whole inside of the lower legs might spin inside and the drain plug not come loose. there is also a crush washer that is supposed to be replaced and they didn't have any in stock when I was doing the job. __________________

11-04-2008, 02:46 AM	#23 (permalink)
Gas Man Custom doesn't bolt on Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 10,639 My Bike: 2006 Big Dog Phoenix Chopper My Biker Photos Rep Power: 11	You have to seperate the forks if replacing the fork seals. Narrow... I do agree with that idea but didn't have any problems doing mine. Also, there was silicone on my plugs. __________________ -Chris "Why pay somebody else to fuck up your bike?"

10-08-2007, 09:06 PM	#17 (permalink)
kickstart Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 1,371 My Bike: 05 Bulldog My Biker Photos Rep Power: 2	Nice Job, I might have to do one when I get around to doing mine (Inverted) however I had a seal leak under warranty and the Mechanic decided to do both back in June, so it will be a while and very few have them anyway.

01-30-2008, 11:02 AM	#19 (permalink)
Alicat Hanging out Join Date: May 2007 Location: Close to Insanity, Michigan Posts: 761 My Bike: o6 K-9 My Biker Photos Rep Power: 2	Great write up you two! Now if I only had the ambition to do it myself! LOL!!!

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