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Offline creeture3

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fork assy
« on: August 16, 2017, 04:35:45 PM »
Hi folks, I have a question: I wish to change the oil in the forks  ( 1999 ST ABS etc., etc. ) , but I don't wish or need to disassemble the forks.

Now, if I undo the damper rod bolt, should the whole lot just slide out? I e.: the spring, damper rod etc., and then all I need to do is empty the fork, re-fill and slide the whole lot back in again ??

One othe r thing, what weight is the standard oil? Mr. Honda recommends SS7, whatever that is..................

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Re: fork assy
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2017, 04:06:16 PM »
Hi creeture3,
Have a look at the following posts, they may be of some help :thumbsup

(This one has pictures and instructions :grin)
     http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=4936.0

(This one has some good info)
     http://ozstoc.com/index.php?topic=3326.0

Hopefully they will help you out :thumbs

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Re: fork assy
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2017, 04:43:07 PM »
Hi Shiney, I was more concerned about being able to compress the springs to remove the top collar, so as to remove/replace the spring. I have since disassembled the left fork and it was relatively easy to compress the spring.

Unfortunately I have rheumatism in each of my hands, and I was concerned about that, but it seemed fine on the left hand fork.

Looking around, it seems 10 wt oil,is the go ....................

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Re: fork assy
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2017, 07:54:55 PM »
Glad to hear you got it sorted mate :thumbs

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