my old fork oil is dark grey is this normal

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dom-tune
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my old fork oil is dark grey is this normal

Post by dom-tune » Fri Jun 10, 2011 5:14 pm

just striped my forks cause i found rag under the dust seal and one fork seemed to push up easier than the other
but the oil is dark grey is normal ?also what are the bushes ment to look like ?mine have a grey coating on them
any idears thanks Dom

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Re: my old fork oil is dark grey is this normal

Post by porndoguk » Fri Jun 10, 2011 6:01 pm

dom-tune wrote:just striped my forks cause i found rag under the dust seal and one fork seemed to push up easier than the other
but the oil is dark grey is normal ?also what are the bushes ment to look like ?mine have a grey coating on them
any idears thanks Dom
PROBALLY never been changed so nothing unusual,

the grey stuff on the bushes is the PTFE coating try not to damage them.
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Re: my old fork oil is dark grey is this normal

Post by dom-tune » Fri Jun 10, 2011 7:02 pm

thanks panic over

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