How do you bleed a Harley fork?
Bleed the forks when the bike is cold, resting on a stand with the forks unloaded, front wheel off the ground. Forks build up pressure from riding, elevation changes and even being tied down in the trailer, van or truck for long trips. Twist the bleeder screw counterclockwise until the air hisses out. You will hear it.
When should I change my fork oil?
The oil in your fork loses lubricity, gets dirty, and should be changed every 10,000 miles or once a year.
How do you adjust the air gap on a fork?
To adjust the airgap, you remove the forks after loosening the top caps, turn out top cap, remove from damper assembly below that, take out springs, let damper sink into fork, compress the fork, measure the oil level from the top.
How do you change fork oil on a Harley?
Unless you plan on rebuilding your forks and replacing seals, simply drain the fluid from the drain ports. Once completely drained, pump the forks to expel any remaining fluid. Replace the plugs and fill the forks through the top caps with an approved fork oil.
How to change fork oil without major disasmbly?
Pad the fuel tank very well, the entire tank and especially pad the speedo area. Remove the handlebars and carefully pad the front of risers as handlebars will rest there as well, lay them on the padded speedo housing area. They will sorta droop down some, and come to rest against the riser and speedo housing.
How much oil does a FLSTN Fork take?
I ride an ’08 FLSTN and my H-D workshop manual states for ’08 FLST ; FLSTN & FLSTC the forks take 13.4 fluid ounces or 395 cc’s. It also states to use these figures if the fork is left in the frame ( not disassembled). Merely a drain and change— It goes on to add:use 4.41 inches or 112.0 mm IF the fork is disassembled.
How much does it cost to change front fork oil?
Discussion in ‘ Touring Models ‘ started by mcbur1, Jul 14, 2016 . Dealer told me that it will cost $450.00 to change front fork oil. Dealer says i have a left fork cartridge.
Do you have to remove front forks to change oil?
You don’t have to remove the front forks; you can get the oil out with the forks in place by pumping the slider on the tube and letting it dribble out over night. The may be a drop or two of the old oil remaining but not enough to be concerned about. Trust me, you don’t have a cartridge fork and you can DIY the project.
What happens when you put fork oil on a Harley?
By adding the spacers in the fork tubes, you increased preload, causing less dive. Adding thicker oil slows compression damping, however, if it gets cold in your area, 20wt can be a little too heavy and start making a “knocking” noise in the front, on fast movement, or while going over bumps.
What should the oil level be on a fork?
If I am not mistaken the standard oil level is 130mm for the top of the tube, but when at an angle, you would use 110mm and the measurement taken at the inside edge of the tube that is closest to the gas tank.
I ride an ’08 FLSTN and my H-D workshop manual states for ’08 FLST ; FLSTN & FLSTC the forks take 13.4 fluid ounces or 395 cc’s. It also states to use these figures if the fork is left in the frame ( not disassembled). Merely a drain and change— It goes on to add:use 4.41 inches or 112.0 mm IF the fork is disassembled.