Re: [ST] DIY Fork Maintenance

["Rod Brown" <sprint_st@xxxxxxx>]

> Those aren't drain screws, they hold the damper rods in place.  You have
> to sit there pushing up on the damper rod to get the oil to drain and
> that's not a lot of fun (especially if you don't take the pressure off
> the damper rods by removing the springs first).  Removing the forks
> isn't that much more effort and then you can inspect and clean your
> forks much more closely.
Dan,
Thanks for the info.  Those are the words I've been looking for. I did
remove the oil from the forks by MityVac once when I put in new springs, but
at the 12K mark I tried it and couldn't get all of it out of the right fork
for some reason and had to pull them.  Looks like I'll stop short cutting
and just pull them.  I probably need emulators like a hole in the head but
it keeps me out of trouble.
Again, thanks for the info.
Rod

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