Hi
Having finished rebuilding the front forks, Ive turned my attention to the rear shock, and would like to change the oil. Ive read the excellent article by Jim Randall, involving drilling the body and welding a nut on for a drain screw. Seems ok, but I wondered if anyone has succeeded in draining the oil by removing the staked in screw that's at the back of the unit behind the damper adjustment screw? Do you think this is how they are filled a the factory? I hope this isn't an adjustment screw, as Ive already turned it to see if it moves, and unfortunately didn't mark its original position!! As a side thought, I measured the spring, and it was 260mm free, the spec is 258mm, and its 16 years old, so I'm thinking maybe the police models (like mine) had a longer spring from new?
Thanks for any info.
Having finished rebuilding the front forks, Ive turned my attention to the rear shock, and would like to change the oil. Ive read the excellent article by Jim Randall, involving drilling the body and welding a nut on for a drain screw. Seems ok, but I wondered if anyone has succeeded in draining the oil by removing the staked in screw that's at the back of the unit behind the damper adjustment screw? Do you think this is how they are filled a the factory? I hope this isn't an adjustment screw, as Ive already turned it to see if it moves, and unfortunately didn't mark its original position!! As a side thought, I measured the spring, and it was 260mm free, the spec is 258mm, and its 16 years old, so I'm thinking maybe the police models (like mine) had a longer spring from new?
Thanks for any info.