excell Posted March 28, 2004 Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 I'm taking all of the fairings off of my motorcycle so I can paint them. I've removed everything but the front shocks, the ones attached to the forks. I have a friend that is supposedly good with motorcycles helping me. The last bits to remove are the shocks. They are aftermarket units made by "PK Suspension." Well, we can't seem to figure out how to remove them. My friend notices a little 10mm bolt on the very bottom and says you need to remove that to get them off. Well, he removed it and a shitload of this black foul-smelling liquid comes out, and I quickly realize that it's some kind of drain or bleed or something. I think we just drained the shock oil. Is this a correct assumption? I looked all over and I cannot find a fill hole, so I'm not quite sure what I just fucked up. Can anyone tell me what I did, what it will do, and how in the hell do I fix it? Thanks. redface.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
302Powered Posted March 28, 2004 Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 You did just drain the shock oil. At the very top of the forks (on most bikes) is the air valve. You need to remove it and fill with new oil from there. Make sure it is shock oil. I hope this helped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahnstoermer1647545488 Posted March 28, 2004 Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 LOL, that was probably the damping adjustment screw. I don't know what to tell you to do though, call a shop??? Sorry I can't help much, I've never had any need or desire to rebuild my forks thankfully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excell Posted March 28, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2004 Thanks guys. I got out the Haynes manual on it and the stock instructions seem pretty similar. Let me tell you, pain in the ass. Welp, back to working with no ones help ever again. tongue.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngryBMW Posted March 31, 2004 Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 HAHA...you suck at the bikes Chris. Honestly though, it seems like you didnt hurt anything, so think of it as a learning experience. And if you have anyother questions, call me and ill get you in contact with my uncle. -Marc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
street pilot Posted April 1, 2004 Report Share Posted April 1, 2004 The bigger problem I see is... why were you removing your front forks to paint the fairings? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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