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How much of the (? 7 wt) oil do i put in the fork legs after i've put them back on? I cant find it on the fox website, just seems to have the volumes for doing a full oil change.
Do i put the oil in both legs?
I'm sure there was a downloadable sheet with step by step instructions on somewhere but cant find it now.
Cheers
See [url= http://service.foxracingshox.com/consumers/index.htm ]here[/url]
I'm sure Mojo recommend 5ml in each leg. That's what I put in anyway.
One sachet of fox fluid which is 5ml
5ml of suspension oil in each leg.
The float fluid is different (and the same as gear oil) and is for the foam rings only.
IIRC Fox now reccomend soaking the foam rings in suspension oil rather than float fluid too.
5ml in each leg ain't enough for sus oil!
[url= http://service.foxracingshox.com/consumers/Content/Service/oil_volumes.htm ]Oil volumes[/url]
Some bad advice given!
In most cases Fox [i]now [/i]recommend 10wt oil for both foam rings and lowers.
Yes you will need to put oil in both legs, but it's a damm sight more than 5ml!
see bren2709^^^ link for correct volumes
5ml in each leg ain't enough for sus oil!
I'd taken it that he meant he'd put the legs back on completely. 5cc of fox fluid is the amount you normally put in the air chamber. If it's the filing fromt he bottom then that can be gotten from the charts but don't know what the model and year is.
am taking the forks off when bike is upside down, and not draining the oil (well unless i make a complete cock up of it!).
Just need to know the amount to put in when you stick the lowers back on after cleaning the seals but no oil change. Iirc its only a small amount, 5ml sounds right.
2011 32 Float RL 140
When was the advice changed to use suspension oil on the foam rings instead of float fluid?
I still say 5ml is correct if you have done a bike upside down wiper service.
if you take the lowers off with the bike upside down but dont turn the bike right side up a couple of mls is enough as you lose almost no oil, it sits in the stanchions. 5ml will be plenty.
Makes sense to ditch the whole float fluid soaking as all that happens is it gets rinsed out by the thinner bath oil as soon as the fork cycles or is turned upside down.
Some bad advice given!
Including yours if you misunderstood the OP...
http://www.cyclistno1.co.uk/features/maintenance/fox-forks-wiper-seal-service.htm for one interpretation.
Including yours if you misunderstood the OP...
Eh?.
OP states.....
How much of the (? 7 wt) oil do i put in the fork legs after i've put them back on?
So question understood and answered correctly!
Which bit did I get wrong?
If he took the lowers off with the bike upside down he wouldnt lose any oil. Like I said-
if you take the lowers off with the bike upside down but dont turn the bike right side up a couple of mls is enough as you lose almost no oil, it sits in the stanchions. 5ml will be plenty.
So question understood and answered correctly!
Not necessarily. I service mine in the same way shown in the link I posted, bikes stays upside down, oil stays in stanchions, foam wipers come out and get cleaned and resoaked, lowers go back on with a token addition of oil to account for any that clung to bushes/inside of lowers. The fact the OP says
am taking the forks off when bike is upside down, and not draining the oil (well unless i make a complete cock up of it!).
suggests you were wrong.
The OP can choose which advice to take according whether he is going to do the wiper service upside down.
But I reckon that it's the 5ml that is needed as he states [i]I cant find it on the fox website, just seems to have the volumes for doing a full oil change.[/i]
Why on earth would you do half a service?
If you think it is necessary to give your seals a service and clean, then why not take the extra 1/2hour to drain the oil!
Seams pointless leaving contaminated oil in them!
Lazy mechanics if you ask me!
Lazy mechanics if you ask me!
+1
Latest advice is to soak the foam rings in 10wt oil!
[url= http://service.foxracingshox.com/consumers/Content/Service/QuickTech/SKFsealtoolsInstall.htm ]here[/url]
SKF seals are worth fitting if you don't already have them!
If you just want to clean the foam rings and seals then you can do it without removing the lowers.
http://www.pinkbike.com/news/Tech-Tuesday-Clean-and-Lubricate-Your-Fox-F32-Dust-Wiper-Seals.html
Why on earth would you do half a service?
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Do it properly and prevent more worn stanchion threads.
Dirt will pass the seals, dirt will pass the wipers, dirt will get into your oil.
drop the lowers, drain the oil, soak the NEW foam rings, install new seals and reassemble with new oil (volumes as per the link above) then marvel at how much better your forks work now that you have clean oil on the bushings.
The step by step Fox service guide isn't as intimidating as it looks first time round.
Did my 32 Talas last week. 25 minutes to remove from bike, clean, service, clean headset cups, races etc and reinstall then go ride on butter smooth forks..
First time round, I probably spent well over an hour on it