09 280 Gg Changing Front Fork Oil

[hannon]

Okay....so i am sure we all have read the manual and laughed at the over simplified diagram on how to change/check the front fork oil

How do they expect you to check/measure 160mm down the compressed fork tube with the spring in the way? Wouldn't an easier way to do this be (if you have never had a leaking problem) just drain all oil into a cup and measure the amount drained and replace with fresh 5 weight fork oil?

Is the right/throttle side tube supposed to have less fluid in it?

Also after re-assembly I have been getting some spring noise. Any ideas? Would this be due to over tightening the right side tube?

Thanks

[elmetal]

I usually use a syringe with a tygon tube out the end. Get the fluid level close but high, put a ziptye or a mark on the tube the correct distance from the end (if its 135mm from th top put the mark 135mm from the end....) and suck out the excess untill it doesn't suck any more. Done.

Spring noise is usually caused by the spring not seating flat on the cartidge (bottom). Can't remember off hand how the Gasser forks do it but if they seat at an angle when they compress the first thing they do is hit the tube side (clank) then compress.