Hi all
I'm in the process of changing the fork oil on this bike which I purchased a few months ago, and judging by the look and smell it's the first time since new (100,00km)
The left side was under air pressure and when I took the drain cap off it spurted out about 3m across the garage floor. I've flushed and changed the oil and put the cap back on.
The right fork wouldn't start draining until I pushed the front end down, and the first few teaspoons came out like sludge.
My problem now is that the right cap won't come off. It's fully unscrewed but is under negative spring pressure. When I used a pry bar under the cap lip, it lifted away but sprang back down against the thread when I let go of it.
I have seen comments about some attachment causing issues with one fork but this seems bizarre, the cap stuck to a loaded spring working in reverse...?
Wondering now if the next step is to remove the wheel and see if there's any bolt from underneath the bottom of the fork holding some weird mechanism in place. I don't get it - this fork is the 'plain' one - no ABS and the left fork has the anti-dive mechanism.
As I was typing I realise I might have answered my own question but can anyone please tell me what the hell is in there?
Cheers
I'm in the process of changing the fork oil on this bike which I purchased a few months ago, and judging by the look and smell it's the first time since new (100,00km)
The left side was under air pressure and when I took the drain cap off it spurted out about 3m across the garage floor. I've flushed and changed the oil and put the cap back on.
The right fork wouldn't start draining until I pushed the front end down, and the first few teaspoons came out like sludge.
My problem now is that the right cap won't come off. It's fully unscrewed but is under negative spring pressure. When I used a pry bar under the cap lip, it lifted away but sprang back down against the thread when I let go of it.
I have seen comments about some attachment causing issues with one fork but this seems bizarre, the cap stuck to a loaded spring working in reverse...?
Wondering now if the next step is to remove the wheel and see if there's any bolt from underneath the bottom of the fork holding some weird mechanism in place. I don't get it - this fork is the 'plain' one - no ABS and the left fork has the anti-dive mechanism.
As I was typing I realise I might have answered my own question but can anyone please tell me what the hell is in there?
Cheers