caravan_monster Posted November 4, 2010 Report Share Posted November 4, 2010 (edited) Just been re-assembling the Showa forks from my 2000 year 315. I followed the manual, bleeding everything as described and filling with the specified quantity of fork oil. The figures I have are: right fork: 407 cc fork oil to acheive 39mm air gap left fork: 391 cc fork oil to acheive 97mm air gap Problem is that the oil level appears to be 20mm+ too low in both cases. I'm no suspension expert, but I do know that the oil level / air gap measurement is a critical one where a few mm difference will make a big difference. So it is important to get right. Does anyone know for sure if any of the specifications in the manual are incorrect ? Edited November 4, 2010 by Caravan_Monster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherco29 Posted November 23, 2010 Report Share Posted November 23, 2010 I have always been told to go by the measurement not the volume of fluid you add. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mud400 Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 Yup, oil height. After the valving is covered with sufficient amount of oil, the important part is how much air you have above the oil, not how much oil. Volume is just to give you an idea.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caravan_monster Posted November 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Yup, oil height. After the valving is covered with sufficient amount of oil, the important part is how much air you have above the oil, not how much oil. Volume is just to give you an idea.... Thanks Mud and Sherco, that's what I thought too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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