It's (way past) time to change the fork oil in my 2012 Connie.
I don't trust the mechanics at the dealers in Denver to have the knowledge, tools, or the desire to do the job right. The dealerships sell just about every brand of wheeled vehicle around and I doubt the mechanics have much expertise in any of the equipment they work on, and the pressure to get the job done quickly compounds the situation.
I've read the FSM about how to remove the forks and disassemble the fork with the special tool. I've also watched a few YouTube videos about how to change the oil in inverted forks (none specific to the Connie). The videos say to take the top off, drain, exercise, drain, exercise... several times and this will remove about 90% of the oil in the fork. One video said that if you hang the fork upside down overnight then you would drain about 99%.
I'm guessing that completely disassembling the fork is the quick way to get all the oil out, but I'm not in any hurry (riding season doesn't start here until March) so the YouTube approach is certainly fast enough for me.
My questions are: (1) is the YouTube approach suitable for Connie forks? (2) is there anything unique about Connie forks that changes the approach? (3) Is there anything to be gained by changing the volume or the viscosity of the replacement oil?
Thanks
Lars
I don't trust the mechanics at the dealers in Denver to have the knowledge, tools, or the desire to do the job right. The dealerships sell just about every brand of wheeled vehicle around and I doubt the mechanics have much expertise in any of the equipment they work on, and the pressure to get the job done quickly compounds the situation.
I've read the FSM about how to remove the forks and disassemble the fork with the special tool. I've also watched a few YouTube videos about how to change the oil in inverted forks (none specific to the Connie). The videos say to take the top off, drain, exercise, drain, exercise... several times and this will remove about 90% of the oil in the fork. One video said that if you hang the fork upside down overnight then you would drain about 99%.
I'm guessing that completely disassembling the fork is the quick way to get all the oil out, but I'm not in any hurry (riding season doesn't start here until March) so the YouTube approach is certainly fast enough for me.
My questions are: (1) is the YouTube approach suitable for Connie forks? (2) is there anything unique about Connie forks that changes the approach? (3) Is there anything to be gained by changing the volume or the viscosity of the replacement oil?
Thanks
Lars