what kind of atf for forks?

[Richard Decker]

What kinda ATF? Dex3/Merc? Synth? I picked up the ol' 20wt Name brand $30 a bottle fork snake oil stuff and dont want to use it again if I dont have to. $4 < $30 :0) -Rich in Newberg OR

On Thu, Jul 1, 2010 at 2:45 PM, fasteddiecopeman wrote: ATF - BIG thumbs UP!!! Ed (who's used it for the last 35 years in forks) --- In DSN_KLR650%40yahoogroups.com, "Dooden" wrote: > > I got a 4-way 1 1/4" PVC connector.. slide it down and tapped on the two sides to seat the seals. > > Dooden > A15 Green Ape > > If it was me, set some time aside and do both if you have never serviced the forks, the oil that KHI puts in them really looked nasty when I did mine. > > Many report ATF works fine, at $4 a quart its my next fluid for a fork change. > > >

-- - Rich Decker Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.

[transalp 1]

When refilling my XL600V's forks after installing new springs, I dumped in what I had leftover from my old Civic - Honda ATF. I don't think it really matters. Get a couple of bottles of Castrol or Valvoline Dextron and pour away! It's cheap. So, if it isn't to your liking, can be swapped out reasonably quick. Now, for the $10,000 question: Whose bright idea was it to omit fork drains on newer bikes? Dang bean counters! Grrrrr. eddie

> [Original Message] > From: Jeffrey > To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> > Date: 7/9/2010 2:55:49 PM > Subject: [DSN_KLR650] What Kind of ATF for Forks? > > Any kind. Though the best is probably Dexron VI because it is supposedly

made to go 100,000 miles in newer Mercedes and BMWs.

> The newer Mercedes don't even come with auto tranny dipsticks > anymore. Mercedes I just put back the same amount I pumped out > of the dipstick tube with my boat oil changer pump. BMWs just have a

fill plug on side and drain plug on bottom of tranny pan; not even a dipstick tube.

> > Any trans fluid would work and it isn't necessary to pay up for Dexron

VI. The weight of ATF is around 10. Just use the same in both forks.

> > Jeffrey #3 >