Front fork oil

boxerpan · Post by **boxerpan** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 7:46 pm

Please can anyone advise what lubricates the front sliders and what quantity/air gap should there be when re-fitting?

Lloyd

gus · Post by **gus** » Tue Jun 22, 2004 8:18 pm

Lloyd
175ml each leg.
I used a good quality(putoline)5w
Bleed the forks with the weight of the bike supported by the suspension.
Little brass bleed valves under black plastic caps.
gus

boxerpan · Post by **boxerpan** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 6:59 am

Many thanx

Llloyd

Malc · Post by **Malc** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 8:11 pm

I used ATF (automatic transmission fluid) from Halfords. Worked OK for me. If you want a laugh, go and order an emema kit from the chemist. It's the best thing for filling forks (honest).

boxerpan · Post by **boxerpan** » Wed Jun 23, 2004 8:40 pm

Malc,
thanks very much, I called in Balderstones, Peterborough today and that's what they suggested.

Lloyd

ipollen · Post by **ipollen** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 8:11 am

The enema kit or the ATF?

Malc · Post by **Malc** » Thu Jun 24, 2004 9:28 am

ipollen wrote:The enema kit or the ATF?

An ATF enema perhaps?