Bleeding Forks

[Jason M]

Got the bike back yesterday. Recovered her out of a dark corner of a warehouse in Coleshill. All covered in dust and looking rejected. Got her home and bugger me, after 2 months of inactivity, she very nearly started first time, even without a recharge. She wouldn't have it though and a quick recharge was required before she blew out 2 months of dust in a cloud of smoke. Lovely to have the old girl back, even though both her rear indicators have got snapped off in transit

Anyway, the forks have got to come off immediately to change the oil seal that is ejaculating a small deposit at every bump. The 5mm bolts holding on the ABS sensor must have been on there since birth - a right prize bastard to remove. Had to cut a groove and use a screwdriver and moleys in the end.

Anyway, looking at the manual, the job doesn't look too difficult except... and perhaps I'm just not understanding but...

When you reassemble them, do you put the fork oil down the plastic inners in the bottom section before inserting the top tubes, or do you put it down the bleed valves when everything is back together? I get the impression that you do it before reassembly (I'm presuming I pour it in the plastic inner tubes). Also is says bleed the forks under no load
Does this mean I just undo the bleed valves, pull them up into position in the yokes, then do up the valves at that point?

chears

Jason

[winger]

Blimey won't tell the tale of the hassle we had with Lloyds the quantitys are different on the latter ones!!.

Found the best thing pour the oil in the leg then insert the tube,give a little time to settle down,put the legs back on the bike, block the front of the motor up to get the forks of the ground then vent the forks by undoing the bleed valves and do e'm back up.

When i originally did mine try to do them individually before i put them back in the yoke but always found one was softer than the other,gave up in the end!! and just vented them when they were all back together.

Chris

[Jason M]

Chears Chris - doesn't sound too hard, but then jobs like this always throw up something unexpected, like the fact that one of the bars seems to have taken a hit on the end and snapped the small locator tab that fits in the yoke to stop it turning (I've got the high bars). Guess I'll just have to do it up extra tight

Jason