Need Fork Oil Change and Progressive Spring Install Help
Foozle:
My thanks to Sandy for correcting my earlier post: it's 5.3 and 5.6 inches of fluid - not ounces. The Honda service manual can be a little spartan on labeling. (Incidentally, I have both the Honda fork tool and the gadget Laign Eton describes to hold the dampening rod in the right fork leg; for the cost of shipping both ways, I'm happy to lend them to any VRCC member who wants to do their own spring swap). Terry
mirion:
Here is another description on fork seal change
http://twowheeled.net/ForkSeal.htm
glenh:
Quote from: Foozle on April 25, 2009, 02:47:07 PM
No, the forks don't have to be removed to change out the springs. The following link takes you to a nice step-by-step description in the VRCC shoptalk: http://www.valkyrieriders.com/shoptalk/forksprings.htm. Also, for a Standard or Tourer, the right and left shocks take 5.3 and 5.6 ozs. of fluid, respectively. Hope this helps. Terry. The link works now. OK, this tells how to change the springs, but how do you get the old oil out and the new put in?
Posted edited. Moved trailing period outside of url brackets.
Foozle:
Glen, I installed Progressive springs at ~10,000 miles - so I only added fork oil to replace whatever little I lost during the swap. To remove all the fluid while leaving the forks on, I would think a MityVac or some other vacuum-type method would work. I don't have any personal experience, but I know a lot of guys use a MityVac to change brake fluid. Maybe someone else can chime in? Terry
glenh:
Foozle, that's kinda what I was thinking, hopefully all will come out? There is no drain on the bottom, is there?
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