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--- techtalk:ref:tools136 [2019/08/28 15:07]
hippysmack [Fork Oil Level Tool]
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hippysmack [Fork Oil Level Tool]
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 ^  Homemade fork spring compressor ((photo by XLXR of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=423091&page=29))  ^
 ====== 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))  |  Bulb Type Battery Acid Filler (app. $5) ((photo by CanuckSporty of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1352420))  |

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