Fork Seals, 85 XJ700N, picture heavy

[Part 4]

46. Use your handy-dandy seal driver to gently seat the seal.


47. Fully seated seal. Note that you should be able to clearly see the groove for the snap ring.


48. Install the snap ring making sure it seats in the groove.


49. Slide the dust seal and cover onto the inner tube.


50. Seat the dust seal and cover. Position the seal so that the drain slot in the metal cover is to the rear.


51. Fully seated dust seal and cover.


52. Insert the spring. The tighter section of the spring goes up.


53. Insert the spring washer, flange down. Push the inner tube down to make it easier to install the washer


54. Pull the inner tube up so that the spring and washer recede


55. Install the spacer


Now would be a good time to put in the proper amount of fork oil. Be sure to keep the inner tube pulled up or it will overflow.

56. Using the proper hex wrench or hex socket install the cap bolt. I use slight downward pressure on the wrench and turn the tube so as not to damage the threads inside the tube.


Re-install the forks and once the pinch bolts are tightened finish tightening the cap bolts.

When re-installing the front wheel be sure to be sure that the retaining notch and tab match up as in pictures 57 and 58.

 

This photo shows the difference between a 1985 XJ700N damper rod and a 1982 XJ650J damper rod. The larger XJ700N damper rod on the left takes a 22mm hex, and the XJ650J is 19mm.

 

Nice post, I am going to follow this to do my XJ700S Maxim. The only thing I cannot seem to find out is how much oil is going in to each leg?

 

1985-86 XJ700-X: 389cc or 13.16 fluid ounces. 10W fork oil.

All of the fork oil capacities are documented here:
https://www.xjbikes.com/forums/threads/xj-parts-catalog-section-k-steering-and-suspension.44635/