wat is fork oil and wat does it do??
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wat is fork oil and wat does it do?? normally how much it costs?? to have to have it changed at motorshop??
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Fork oil ??? Are you refering to the oil in the front suspension ???
That oil only need to be change when your oil seal on your front forks leaks ... and always remember to change both oil together ... as in if you dun change them together ... there will be a misalignment of travel of the fork thus causing unbalance of your bikeOriginally posted by hoNda_cAstRoL:wat is fork oil and wat does it do?? normally how much it costs?? to have to have it changed at motorshop?? -
normally how much it costs? to hav it change?Originally posted by nick34:Fork oil ??? Are you refering to the oil in the front suspension ???
That oil only need to be change when your oil seal on your front forks leaks ... and always remember to change both oil together ... as in if you dun change them together ... there will be a misalignment of travel of the fork thus causing unbalance of your bike -
there is alot of kind of oil in the markets ... the price varies from the brands ...maybe all those current riders can help u ... i do not ride now so i cant help u much ... so sorry ...
By the way is your oil seal leaking ???Originally posted by hoNda_cAstRoL:normally how much it costs? to hav it change? -
i heard if not leaking dun go n touch it coz if not will got more prob... -
contrary to the "if it's not broken, don't fix it rule", fork oil will degrade like the usual damping oil in rear shocks.. long time expired fork oil has corrosive components that damage fork components. changing it once a year oughta suffice... so... wanna change anot??Originally posted by InSPirE78: i heard if not leaking dun go n touch it coz if not will got more prob...
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So every year need to change har? Is there any difference when u change the oil? How much it cost har?Originally posted by l3stat:contrary to the "if it's not broken, don't fix it rule", fork oil will degrade like the usual damping oil in rear shocks.. long time expired fork oil has corrosive components that damage fork components. changing it once a year oughta suffice... so... wanna change anot?? -
fork oil essentially work like the oil in suspensions.. shocks work by having a spring absorb the vertical forces, while the damping effect prevents you from feeling like you're riding a pogostick. the damping is achieved by forcing the oil through tiny holes cut into discs (at least this is the simplest concept of how it works.. for more advanced types, check out the TL1000's rotary shock)..
so the oil plays an important part in damping. if oil degrades over time, like our engine oil, the damping effect is reduced or weaken or eliminated varying from case to case. less viscous oil, less damping... most of our normal forks (unlike the ohlins etc etc) do not have adjustable compression and rebound damping adjusters.. meaning the only variable we can play with to change damping is changing the fork oil density... (what density to use i'm again not very sure... depends on your needs i suppose)...
er.. changing fork oil is not quite unlike fork seals, so.. we're probably looking at $70 to $80... fork stanchions need to come off, so that the oil can be drained... if they use some funky suction tool, i dunno la... hahaha.. ask your favourite mechanic for a quote!
er as for when to change... either you stick to regular intervals like 15,000 to 20,000km, or change it if you feel like your front forks tend to dive in corners... that's a guide i would use la... would stand corrected!
kneeslider, anything to add?
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eh... i tot if you change your fork oil, you must change your oil seal as well...
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its best to change the seal as well because the old seal will have some wear and tear.
afterall, new oil and new fork seal should go together -
ooops... hehe.. might as well ah?? hahaha...