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03-09-11, 12:25 PM
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Doing Fork seals - what size air gap etc?
As the title says - getting new fork seals in and putting fresh oil in.. How much oil do I need in each leg and what should the air gap be?
Its a 99 curvy.. standard. I did a search but couldn't find anything for standard curvy.. cheers guys. |
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03-09-11, 02:35 PM
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Re: Doing Fork seals - what size air gap etc?
I take it your running stock springs and not progressive springs?
99-02: fork oil lvl = 104mm for eu bikes and 102mm for usa imports. stock oil = 10w spring free length 314.6mm my self i run a well what i run is a 20w oil, 105mm lvl and progressive fork kit from Hyperpro. ( you get oil in the kit ) p.s the oil lvl with with the fork leg fully compressed! and with the spacer, spring seat and spring OUT! hope this helps :P |
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03-09-11, 04:06 PM
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Re: Doing Fork seals - what size air gap etc?
Damper bolts......................... good luck! Do my head in
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04-09-11, 09:34 AM
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Yeah totally standard. I had 'a man' to do it for me cause I'm crap n he's got all the tools. But got it all sorted, thanks.
Wow feels tons better for it too! Just need to save for new tires n its sorted...!  ) Sent from my HTC Wildfire using Tapatalk |
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04-09-11, 01:25 PM
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