nelly1 Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 hi i want to change my fork oil but ive no idea how can you please help ive dont quite a lot of reading on here i think i need 360 ml of 5w oil in both sides ive never unscrewed the caps off the top of the forks (are they under pressure ?) is there a drain ? thanks in advance neil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canada280i Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Just take off the caps, the left one (as you sit on the bike) may be under a little pressure as it is the one with the spring under it, but it is not much. Then undo the drain plus at the bottom of the forks and drain out all the oil. A more thorough way to get al lthe oil out is to remove the forks themselves and turn upside down and drain the oil straing out of the top of the fork, but that involves removal of mudguard and wheel etc. Refill with some good 5wt fork oil, I use Maxima over here, 300cc per side I think, and reassemble in reverse. I have a .PDF document about Paoli forks and how to change seals etc, PM me your e-mail if you want it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelly1 Posted August 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 thanks very much mate sorry to sound like a dunce how do i pm ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canada280i Posted August 17, 2011 Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 Click my name in the top left corner of this post, one of the options on my profile page is to PM me a message Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelly1 Posted August 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 17, 2011 thanks again mate very good of you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandifords Posted August 21, 2011 Report Share Posted August 21, 2011 10w is the norm. Best regards, Caroline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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