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Fork oil change

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    So I drained the oil from the bottom. But am a little stumped on how to refill it. I see two Schrader valves on each fork and am unsure of i need a tool to add it or if that's not the way to do it.
     
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    The fork cap has to come off to refill with oil. Your service manual will tell you how to take it off and how much oil to out back in.
    Tell us what bike you are working on and we can get a little more specific.
     
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    An xj750r and yea it would help haha kinda hard with out that information
     
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    k-moe Pie, Bacon, Bourbon. Moderator Premium Member

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    Here ya go.
    Doing the 750 Seca's Forks.. (Rebuild.. now a HOW TO!)

    Personally I would not just replace the fork oil, but do a thorough service and inspection of the forks. You really do want to make sure that the anti-dive uints are working. They transform the front end into something that's almost modern.
     
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    Thanks I will be rebuilding them during the winter. I'm adding it to my list of winter projects.
     
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