Hi Folks:
I've replaced my fork seals and have a question about how much fluid to put in each fork. There seems to be a conflict of information provided by the Factory service manual and I need to get some advice.
The manual indicates a capacity of 480 ml. per fork and the measurement from the top of the fork is 3.9 inches. My dilemma is that the 3.9 inches equates to 457 ml. of fork oil, not 480. For clarity I did not disassemble the damper unit, I only accessed the top end however that shouldn't account for a 23 ml difference per fork as I drained the forks over night.
Now having said that, I understand that the all important thing is that each fork has the same amount of oil and subsequently the same amount of air. My question is, which metric should I achieve? I feel that the 3.9 inches is the correct metric. I would appreciate all advice given as I don't want to have to open the forks again.
I've replaced my fork seals and have a question about how much fluid to put in each fork. There seems to be a conflict of information provided by the Factory service manual and I need to get some advice.
The manual indicates a capacity of 480 ml. per fork and the measurement from the top of the fork is 3.9 inches. My dilemma is that the 3.9 inches equates to 457 ml. of fork oil, not 480. For clarity I did not disassemble the damper unit, I only accessed the top end however that shouldn't account for a 23 ml difference per fork as I drained the forks over night.
Now having said that, I understand that the all important thing is that each fork has the same amount of oil and subsequently the same amount of air. My question is, which metric should I achieve? I feel that the 3.9 inches is the correct metric. I would appreciate all advice given as I don't want to have to open the forks again.