Removing fork oil

[Oldnick]

So can anyone tell me _how_ to remove oil from the left leg without removing the leg?

I know I am banging on about ths, but I keep seeing that you can/can't do this, but never how, from the guys that say you can. I have emailed one guy who posted an article about pretty much rebuilding the forks, but have had no reply.I have read threads where somebody says it can be done,, but they all end up talking about fork theory. That's all useful, but does not address the issue that _some_ people are saying it can be done.

Thanks

[WintrSol]

After reading the one post about removing the lock nut from the rebound rod, then lifting out the rubber stopper, it appears that you would the be able to put a length of thin tubing down the tube, alongside the rebound rod. I'd be concerned about the possibility of letting the rebound rod fall back into the fork, though. Then, you'd have to take the fork farther apart, from what I can see. Also, you would have to be careful not to scrape the stopper on the threads, or it may not seal well against the damper rod.

[Oldnick]

After reading the one post about removing the lock nut from the rebound rod, then lifting out the rubber stopper, it appears that you would the be able to put a length of thin tubing down the tube, alongside the rebound rod. I'd be concerned about the possibility of letting the rebound rod fall back into the fork, though. Then, you'd have to take the fork farther apart, from what I can see. Also, you would have to be careful not to scrape the stopper on the threads, or it may not seal well against the damper rod.

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Thanks! I either missed or misread that post. Thanks also for the headsup about possible gotchas. Looking at the exploded diagram in my manual I can see what needs to be done and also the risk of what you are talking about. That's why I kept asking, because the diagram does not tell you what might happen if you undo something on a spring-loaded fork leg!

Well,,,,given that it's that or take the fork off, if I stuff it up I have lost little.

Thanks again.

EDIT: BTW, my diagram looks as if the thread for the nut is of a smaller diam than the rebound rod, so that _should_ avoid damage to the rubber stopper.

[WintrSol]

EDIT: BTW, my diagram looks as if the thread for the nut is of a smaller diam than the rebound rod, so that _should_ avoid damage to the rubber stopper.

Let's hope so, but take a grain of salt.

[Oldnick]

Further reading of the manual says that as you udo the castelated nut, the spring will force the rebound mechanism out of the leg, so all my not be that bad regarding dropping the rebound stuff into the tube.

[Oldnick]

Yep, I have the salt ready!

[Oldnick]

hmmm...my take so far.

It's a 10 minute, max, job...if you have the required length of semi-rigid plastic tube, max OD 4mm and probably 3mm. I tried to use the plastic srtipped off some wiring...raw sausage and ducks came to mind

So I will be chasing some narrow vacuum/pressure line, I reckon.

[jdp]

Sometimes it's not worth taking short cuts, if you can pull a front wheel off its so easy to pull the fork off then you can do what you need so much easier, just my 2 cents

[Oldnick]

So I want to take 25cc of oil out.

**I remove the front wheel (which usually involves removing one or both brake calipers), take out the fork, remove 25cc of oil, replace the fork, replace the wheel, replace the brakes, find that I want to take out more oil, or put some back...see **

 ....OR .... I work out how to remove oil without removing the calipers, axle, wheel, fork, ...then _replacing_ fork, wheel, axle, calipers..and I can experiment as often as I like, 5 minutes at a time!

[jdp]

I really think your just messing with everyone, just take of the fork and end this topic, it's not that hard, it's harder to remove the wheel.

[Oldnick]

Well you are welcome to your (wrong) opinion, but your logic is stuffed. How pray do I remove the forks without removing the wheel? Sheesh!

If I am bothering you, ignore me. shrug ....AFAIK none of your posts actually addressed my direct question, just jabbed at what I was trying to do.