I'm about to change the fork oil for the first time, and got some questions

There's a little screw in the bottom of the fork, is that for draining the oil ??

When the oil is drained, must i open the large nut at the top of the fork leg or what ???

The bike is a 280 - 2003

Best regards

Christian

I'm working on my forks and suspension setup today and I was just wondering how much oil ( and what weight ) to put in ?

Its a 200 pro 2002

The small crews are for draining the oil.

Remove the tops of the forks but undo the top clamps frist.

JonH, 130mm measured from the top, with fork fully compressed and spring removed.

Weight, or more correctly viscosity? No volumes.

God I hate sticking a stick into the fork to find out how much oils in there.

5 wt is a good starting place and standard.

Tim, use a small piece of hose with a tape marker at the proper level and draw out the excess.

erixon,

I changed my fork oil this past winter on my 2000 280 txt. Used bel-ray 5 w 300cc per side.

First removed each fork. Not really needed but was easier.

Second back the nut on top of each fork all the way off. (notice here that the spring and every thing stays together.

Third remove the small philips head screw from the bottom of each.

Fourth pump the tube in and out of the fork. (After about 1/2 hour found that this drained the fork in 10 seconds) (second fork was done in 2 min)

Then put the philips back in the bottom (make sure that o-ring is good on the screw)

I used 300 cc for each side using a measuring glass and pouring it into the spring.

Screw the nut back in to the fork and pump a couple of times.

Wala.

I took the forks off because it was easier to get the nut off of the top of the tube and it was much more manageable.

If your done with this by now then let me know if you had any other issues or tricks.

chao Biff

Edited November 6, 200421 yr by biffsgasgas