Some models are equipped with a fork oil drain plug on the side of the slider tube near the axle. The slider bolt is located at the bottom of the fork tube inside the axle saddle. Pull the fork tube out of the slider, and allow the fork oil to drain. Place a drain pan under the forks, and remove the fork slider lower bolt. Use the correct size socket on the cap to prevent damage to the nut. The cap is under mild spring tension use caution when removing the cap. Remove the wheel from the front fork assembly, making sure not to lose any spacers from the wheel hub. Push the axle out of the wheel using a hammer and drift. Remove the axle nut, fork slider cap nuts, speedometer cable and brake caliper on motorcycles built from 1973 on. Remove the brake clevis pin at the brake lever, brake shoe anchor and centering bolt on motorcycles built before 1972. Ensure the motorcycle is securely tied down to the jack. Lift the motorcycle using a motorcycle jack until the front wheel clears the ground. Reassemble the front wheel, brake calipers and fender in the reverse order of removal. Replace the remaining fork's seal following the method shown above. Tighten the froward turn signal assembly's bolt with a 10-mm socket. Tighten the fork clamp pinch bolts with a 6-mm Allen wrench. Slide the fork tube up and through the motorcycle's fork clamps. Screw the top cap into place with a 22-mm socket. of 10W fork oil into the top of the fork tube. Remove the fork leg from your vise, then pour up to 15.5 fluid oz. Slide the rubber dust boot down the fork tube and onto the top of the lower fork leg. Seat the fork seal with a seal driver, then slip the seal's circlip into place. Release the fork tube and remove the top cap.Ĭoat a new fork seal with 10W fork oil and slide it down the fork tube. Screw the damper rod bolt into the bottom of the fork leg using an 8-mm Allen wrench. Push the fork tube into the lower fork leg and hold it in place. Reinsert the fork spring into the fork tube, then loosely screw the top cap into place with a 22-mm socket. Pull the seal off of the fork tube.Ĭoat the bottom of the fork tube with fresh 10W fork oil, then slide it into the lower fork leg. Remove the fork tube from the lower fork leg, using a back-and-forth motion to pull the tube, fork seal and damping rod out of the fork leg. Pry out the oil seal circlip from the top of the fork leg with a flat screwdriver. Pull the rubber dust boot off of the top of the lower fork leg and slide it off of the upper fork tube. Release the fork tube and remove the top cap and spring. Unscrew the damper rod bolt, positioned at the bottom of the fork leg, using an 8-mm Allen wrench. Slide the fork spring into the fork tube, then loosely screw the top cap into place with a 22-mm socket. Place the lower fork leg horizontally into your vise.
Pump the fork tube repeatedly to force out any trapped oil. Hold the top of the fork tube over a container and pour out the fork's oil supply. Remove the top cap and pull the cap's washer, the fork spring and the spring seat out of the upper fork tube. Maintain a downward pressure on the the top cap to prevent it from being flung outward by the fork's internal spring. Unscrew the top cap from the upper fork tube using a 22-mm socket. Pull the fork leg out from the bottom of the fork clamps and place it in a soft-jawed vise, facing the fork's top cap upward. Loosen the bolt on the rear of the forward turn signal assembly, positioned on the upper fork tube and just above the lower fork clamp, using a 10-mm socket. Loosen the pinch bolts on the upper and lower fork clamps using a 6-mm Allen wrench. Unscrew the front fender's bolts with a 10-mm socket, then remove the fender from the fork legs. Unscrew the front axle with a 17-mm socket, then pull it out from the front fork and wheel. Loosen the pinch bolt of the bottom of the right lower fork leg with a 12-mm socket wrench. Remove the front brake caliper from the lower fork legs using a 12-mm socket and a socket wrench. Support the motorcycle on a service lift or jack.
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