March 11, 201115 yr Enquiring for a mate. He has drained the fork oil and removed the one cap but it won't come right out. 1. Why won't it come out, 2 how much oil goes in each leg, 3 what oil is best? are the 2 legs different amounts ?? not got the forks to hand just relaying message. Thanks.
March 11, 201115 yr Enquiring for a mate. He has drained the fork oil and removed the one cap but it won't come right out. 1. Why won't it come out, 2 how much oil goes in each leg, 3 what oil is best? are the 2 legs different amounts ?? not got the forks to hand just relaying message. Thanks. If he still has the forks on the bike, he has to have the top tripleclamp bolt loosened, otherwise the cap will usually not loosen. If the forks are still on the bike, he will have to have both caps loose and then the forks will drop and expose the springs. I'm pretty sure he has them off the bike as it would be very difficult to take just one cap off otherwise. With the fork off, pulling and twisting on the upper tube while holding the cap with a wrench should work. He says it's a 96' JTX but the 96' JTR and 97' JTX both take 300 cc's per leg. ATF works well for riders over about 12+ stone or 5-weight fork oil if he wants them softer. Cheers. Jon
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