DeepBlueRider
Junior Member
During my last trip I've ended up in the middle of nowhere on very bumpy dirt road. I've met local old lady and she told me road is bad only for 1 more mile. I don't know if I've screwed up or she didn't know what she was say but anyway I've ended up riding over 20 miles that road
I've change fork oil in august but after giving it so hard ride I've wanted to check how suspension components looks like. Oil have now consistency of water. I've drained fork (without disassemble) and it looks like it's only 400ml. I don't remember how much I've put last time as I believe I've went directly to fork oil level. Also I don't remember if I've used 134mm or 130mm levels so I cannot tell if there was any oil lost but according to manual I've should put ~467ml.
Only way I know to lose oil in fork is by leaking fork seal. All my bikes leaves little residue on the forks. Kind of thin film - not like oily drops or something similar. It's so minimal it doesn't even attract a dust after riding. While it's possible all bikes have busted seals chances are very low
How do I recognize if seals are busted ?
I've change fork oil in august but after giving it so hard ride I've wanted to check how suspension components looks like. Oil have now consistency of water. I've drained fork (without disassemble) and it looks like it's only 400ml. I don't remember how much I've put last time as I believe I've went directly to fork oil level. Also I don't remember if I've used 134mm or 130mm levels so I cannot tell if there was any oil lost but according to manual I've should put ~467ml.
Only way I know to lose oil in fork is by leaking fork seal. All my bikes leaves little residue on the forks. Kind of thin film - not like oily drops or something similar. It's so minimal it doesn't even attract a dust after riding. While it's possible all bikes have busted seals chances are very low
How do I recognize if seals are busted ?
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