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fork oil replacement
Hi guys,
A friend of mine had the following question:
I changed the fork oil, and the Kawasaki manual is confusing me. On
my 97 KLR 650, I drained about 325 ml out of each fork, and replaced
with the amount recommended by the manual, 365 ml. The manual then
says that it should be 170 mm from the top of the fork tube to the
oil level inside. Mine is more like 380 mm down. The forks are
extended, and the springs are out, like the manual says. WTF? It
rides good, and feels a bit stiffer (10W oil)
Any suggestions? Please cc replys to James at mailto://jroe650@...
Thanks,
Tyson
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fork oil replacement
On Wed, 12 Jun 2002, haverkortbrothers wrote:
170mm down from the top with the springs out and the forks fully *compressed*.>with the amount recommended by the manual, 365 ml. The manual then >says that it should be 170 mm from the top of the fork tube to the >oil level inside. Mine is more like 380 mm down. The forks are >extended, and the springs are out, like the manual says. WTF? It >rides good, and feels a bit stiffer (10W oil)
fork oil replacement
The supplement manual says 190 +-2 mm, the original manual says 170 mm
----- Original Message ----- From: "haverkortbrothers" To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 1:12 PM Subject: [DSN_klr650] fork oil replacement > Hi guys, > > A friend of mine had the following question: > > I changed the fork oil, and the Kawasaki manual is confusing me. On > my 97 KLR 650, I drained about 325 ml out of each fork, and replaced > with the amount recommended by the manual, 365 ml. The manual then > says that it should be 170 mm from the top of the fork tube to the > oil level inside. Mine is more like 380 mm down. The forks are > extended, and the springs are out, like the manual says. WTF? It > rides good, and feels a bit stiffer (10W oil) > > > Any suggestions? Please cc replys to James at mailto://jroe650@... > > Thanks, > Tyson > > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > Be part of the Adventure! > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > >
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fork oil replacement
Where does your manual say "extended"? Try taking the measurement with the
forks collapsed instead.
Fred
http://www.arrowheadmotorsports.com
http://www.canyonlandsmotorclassic.com
----- Original Message ----- From: "haverkortbrothers" To: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 12:12 PM Subject: [DSN_klr650] fork oil replacement > Hi guys, > > A friend of mine had the following question: > > I changed the fork oil, and the Kawasaki manual is confusing me. On > my 97 KLR 650, I drained about 325 ml out of each fork, and replaced > with the amount recommended by the manual, 365 ml. The manual then > says that it should be 170 mm from the top of the fork tube to the > oil level inside. Mine is more like 380 mm down. The forks are > extended, and the springs are out, like the manual says. WTF? It > rides good, and feels a bit stiffer (10W oil) > > > Any suggestions? Please cc replys to James at mailto://jroe650@... > > Thanks, > Tyson > > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > Be part of the Adventure! > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > >
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fork oil replacement
According to the Cylmer manual it should take 355ml of oil per leg
for a refill. After removing the wheel (I was replacing the brake
pads and front tire) I removed the fork caps, spring seats and spring. Removed the
drain screws and allowed the old oil to drain for about an hour. Then compressed the
fork legs as far as they would go, measured and added the specified amount of oil.
Measured the distance from thetop of each fork tube to the top of the oil level in each
fork leg. S/B about 7.5". Myfirst measurment was 15", had to add an additional 150ml of
oil toeach leg to reach the 7.5"requirement. This is a total of 505ml per leg.
Has anyone run into this before? Which requirement should I go by, the 355ml oil quanity
or the 7.5" measurment? I'm using 15W fork oil for the refill, weigh about 195 lbs. and
occasionaly carry about 20-25 lbs. of luggage.
I am concerned about blowing out the seals with to much oil.
My riding is mostly on backroads, mostly paved but with frequent excursions on unpaved
roads. Don't mind if the front is a little stiffer than stock,
While I'm at it, whats the consensus on progressive rate fork springs? May put some in if
they are worth the time and money.
Thanks for your help now and in the past.
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fork oil replacement
355 ml sounds about right, be sure you measure height with the springs out
and the fork tubes compressed.(not extended as I have seen some manuals
state)
Steve
----- Original Message ----- From: "les_stork" To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 07, 2005 6:01 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Fork oil replacement > According to the Cylmer manual it should take 355ml of oil per leg > for a refill. After removing the wheel (I was replacing the brake > pads and front tire) I removed the fork caps, spring seats and spring. Removed the > drain screws and allowed the old oil to drain for about an hour. Then compressed the > fork legs as far as they would go, measured and added the specified amount of oil. > Measured the distance from thetop of each fork tube to the top of the oil level in each > fork leg. S/B about 7.5". Myfirst measurment was 15", had to add an additional 150ml of > oil toeach leg to reach the 7.5"requirement. This is a total of 505ml per leg. > > Has anyone run into this before? Which requirement should I go by, the 355ml oil quanity > or the 7.5" measurment? I'm using 15W fork oil for the refill, weigh about 195 lbs. and > occasionaly carry about 20-25 lbs. of luggage. > > I am concerned about blowing out the seals with to much oil. > > My riding is mostly on backroads, mostly paved but with frequent excursions on unpaved > roads. Don't mind if the front is a little stiffer than stock, > > While I'm at it, whats the consensus on progressive rate fork springs? May put some in if > they are worth the time and money. > > Thanks for your help now and in the past. > > > > > > Archive Quicksearch at: http://www.angelfire.com/ut/moab/klr650_data_search.html > List sponsored by Dual Sport News at: www.dualsportnews.com > List FAQ courtesy of Chris Krok at: www.bigcee.com/klr650faq.html > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >
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