Measuring Fork Oil
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Measuring Fork Oil
Is there a "simple standard" for measuring fork oil. Yes, I admit, I have procrastinated on putting the oil in just for the simple fact that I am not real sure of how to measure the oil. Just keep in mind that I DID clean, change the fork seals, and replace the forks with next to no help. I'm learning.
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OK then...
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wow, tough room. Sounds like somebody could use the hot bubble bath-fumey candles-dove bar- and girly music treatment.
anyway..
I just use a horse syringe hooked to a piece of aquarium tube hooked to a piece of brass fuel line. I drilled a snug fitting hole in a hunk of wood to slide the fuel line through, so I can adjust the oil level.
anyway..
I just use a horse syringe hooked to a piece of aquarium tube hooked to a piece of brass fuel line. I drilled a snug fitting hole in a hunk of wood to slide the fuel line through, so I can adjust the oil level.
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No bubbly bath, maybe A fumey candle, no dove bar, and if you consider Pantera girly music, well then ok.Colorado Mike wrote:wow, tough room. Sounds like somebody could use the hot bubble bath-fumey candles-dove bar- and girly music treatment.
Thanks for the suggestions Colorado Mike and SVandal. Anyone else? Maybe I can create (ha) my own "blonde-girly" concoction.
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I have what you need.... I will make up a fork level gauge for ya and bring it over Saturday..... Cool?
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As has been said..a large animal syringe from your local Fleet store, some tubing, you're done.
Don't fret over the tubing being exactly straight...or not. So..you measure from where the syringe will rest on the fork tube to the end of the tubing, cut it at the 110mm length. Ahhh...but the tubing is bent a little bit, so is it going to be 108mm??
You won't know the difference most likely.
I've measured the oil level after using a bit of curled tubing..when I considered it might matter. The level was a bit high..so cut some a couple mm longer than the desired end result!
If the cut isn't parallel to the oil surface you're going to get an 'erroneous' reading anyway.
Short answer: Doan worry 'bout it. If you can tell the difference between 110mm and 108mm in your fork oil level when you ride the bike...you probably should be riding an $8000 punkin and pay some exspurt to work on it for 'ya.
....what's that bath-fumey-kind'a candle smell??
Don't fret over the tubing being exactly straight...or not. So..you measure from where the syringe will rest on the fork tube to the end of the tubing, cut it at the 110mm length. Ahhh...but the tubing is bent a little bit, so is it going to be 108mm??
You won't know the difference most likely.
I've measured the oil level after using a bit of curled tubing..when I considered it might matter. The level was a bit high..so cut some a couple mm longer than the desired end result!
If the cut isn't parallel to the oil surface you're going to get an 'erroneous' reading anyway.
Short answer: Doan worry 'bout it. If you can tell the difference between 110mm and 108mm in your fork oil level when you ride the bike...you probably should be riding an $8000 punkin and pay some exspurt to work on it for 'ya.
....what's that bath-fumey-kind'a candle smell??
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I do beleave it has to do with either my ol' man's sulfer residew from the match he lit in the bathrum shortly after he left the door open....canyncarvr wrote:....what's that bath-fumey-kind'a candle smell??
Otherwise.... use yer magin-a-tion ... aaaahhhh ... mmmm
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Bath, fumey kinda stuff? Whatz that?
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sumthin like dat?
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Hmmmm, I used a syringe but without the tubing
I put a hose clamp on the syringe, to act as a stop, at my chosen depth
I put a hose clamp on the syringe, to act as a stop, at my chosen depth
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