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| ^ Homemade fork spring compressor ((photo by XLXR of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=423091&page=29)) ^ | ^ Homemade fork spring compressor ((photo by XLXR of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=423091&page=29)) ^ | ||
| ====== Fork Oil Level Tool ====== | ====== Fork Oil Level Tool ====== | ||
| + | You can use a turkey baster. Attach a piece of flexible hose, then an aluminum arrow shaft. ((wedge of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1352420)) \\ | ||
| + | With plugs in the center of the tube caps, you can pull the plugs and insert the aluminum arrow shaft down into the tube. \\ | ||
| + | Then hold it against the front of the plug hole and let the tip touch the spring at the back of the tube. \\ | ||
| + | Once you get it the way you like it, make a permanent mark on the tube and you are good to go from then on. \\ | ||
| + | If you start with clean tubes and fill the recommended amount, you can find that level by listening for bubbles as you play with the bulb on the baster. \\ | ||
| + | That gives you a starting point. \\ | ||
| + | You can use any kind of syringe, vac pump, etc in place of the turkey baster. \\ | ||
| - | | Fork Oil Level Tool ((photo by thunderpaw of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showpost.php?p=57346&postcount=27)) | | + | | Fork Oil Level Tool ((photo by thunderpaw of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showpost.php?p=57346&postcount=27)) | Bulb Type Battery Acid Filler (app. $5) ((photo by CanuckSporty of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1352420)) | |
| - | |{{:techtalk:ref:tools:fork_oil_level_tool_by_thunderpaw.jpg?direct&300|}}| | + | |{{:techtalk:ref:tools:fork_oil_level_tool_by_thunderpaw.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:tools:bulb_type_battery_acid_filler_by_canucksporty.jpg?direct&300|}}| |
| ====== Fork Seal Tool ====== | ====== Fork Seal Tool ====== | ||
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| |Made from PVC pipe. ((photo by Bob F of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1857463&page=2))| | |Made from PVC pipe. ((photo by Bob F of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1857463&page=2))| | ||
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| + | ====== Fork Oil Drainage ====== | ||
| + | This is a good way to keep from squirting fork oil all over the wheel and floor ((Toejam503 of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2073946&highlight=fork+oil+change)) \\ | ||
| + | An old ice cream pail (5qts) and with a hole cut in the side of it and slit from the hole to the top it. \\ | ||
| + | This way it'll you can wrap it around the axle and under the fork (and duct taped it to the wheel). \\ | ||
| + | The disc brake side takes a bigger notch to get it around the caliper mount. Then put some duct tape over the brake pad area so it would stay oil free. \\ | ||
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| + | | Drain bucket for changing fork oil. ((photos by Toejam503 of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2073946&highlight=fork+oil+change)) ||| | ||
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