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at a bike, between 9 and 13 years old
and ONLY 5.6 k miles ?
that value i personally never would trust
and caused by that doubt (about the mileage)
for your safety i would :
1. - 3. - remember please
all oils / greases are mineral based and by that they over age after 4 (max 5) years
and their lubricity is almost zero - especially in the fork the oil only has the same value as water
and in the bearings the oil is mixed with water - sometimes it looks a bit like vanilla cream - my experiances.
good luck for the resuscitation
at a bike, between 9 and 13 years old
and ONLY 5.6 k miles ?
that value i personally never would trust
and caused by that doubt (about the mileage)
for your safety i would :
- change fork oil incl. sealings (~3 hours)
- pull the entire swingarm and the shock´s "banana" to control the spacers and grease all bearings new (~5 hours)
if the spacer have feelable marks they and the respective bearings have to be replaced
the possible marks at the spacers you can "measure" with your thumb nail - a "ditch" of only 1/100 mm in the spacer you will feel it that way - change the motor oil & filter
- check the valve clearances (~2 hours if all values are bigger than the middle of the tolerance said in the manual)
1. - 3. - remember please
all oils / greases are mineral based and by that they over age after 4 (max 5) years
and their lubricity is almost zero - especially in the fork the oil only has the same value as water
and in the bearings the oil is mixed with water - sometimes it looks a bit like vanilla cream - my experiances.
good luck for the resuscitation
