bpchura
Junior Member
Hey everyone.
After working on getting my front axle unstuck for about a month, I can finally begin working on what I originally wanted to do before I came to an immediate halt when I couldn't get the axle off.
So anyways, I wanted to change the fork fluid on my bike. It has 25000 miles on it and to the best of my knowledge, it has NEVER been done. So I got some 10wt Maxima oil (10wt is supposed to minimize dive during braking). When I open it up I'm sure its going to be nasty and I was wondering if anyone had ideas of how to clean it out. Ive rebuilt a few forks but since the seals are good, I was just going to change the oil. I can obviously clean the spring off with a rag but ideas for cleaning out the inner tube? Don't want to use anything that would break down the seals or contaminate the oil and I dont want to order in more fork fluid to flush it.
Thanks!
After working on getting my front axle unstuck for about a month, I can finally begin working on what I originally wanted to do before I came to an immediate halt when I couldn't get the axle off.
So anyways, I wanted to change the fork fluid on my bike. It has 25000 miles on it and to the best of my knowledge, it has NEVER been done. So I got some 10wt Maxima oil (10wt is supposed to minimize dive during braking). When I open it up I'm sure its going to be nasty and I was wondering if anyone had ideas of how to clean it out. Ive rebuilt a few forks but since the seals are good, I was just going to change the oil. I can obviously clean the spring off with a rag but ideas for cleaning out the inner tube? Don't want to use anything that would break down the seals or contaminate the oil and I dont want to order in more fork fluid to flush it.
Thanks!