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fork seals

Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 9:02 pm
by ade100481
could someone advise me of the oil that goes in the front forks as i have a leaky seal which needs replacing,,,,many thanks in advance

Re: fork seals

Posted: Tue May 03, 2011 10:29 pm
by Yakama
Haynes says 10W

Re: fork seals

Posted: Wed May 04, 2011 11:53 am
by Wozza
15w is a common upgrade.

Re: fork seals

Posted: Sun May 22, 2011 4:00 pm
by cokidoke
how much oil is required?

Re: fork seals

Posted: Tue May 24, 2011 2:00 am
by Davez29
cokidoke wrote:how much oil is required?
According to Haynes, depending on model its..

oil capacity

J & K (nc23) 490cc
L & N (nc29) 453cc
R (nc29) 408cc


Air gap is

J & K (nc23) 96mm
L & N (nc29) 105mm
R (nc29) 120mm

Basicly buy a litre and you will have enough. You can just change it with forks in place but my opinion is that your better taking each leg off and refilling to get the correct air gap, which means compressing the fork to its smallest limit.