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Title: Front Fork Oil Post by Gulfstream on 10/25/07 at 10:49:06 I've got a bunch of maintenance to do on the wife's Savage this weekend. She has a fork seal leaking so I've got two new seals. I've read that quite a few of you are running ATF in lieu of regular fork oil. My question is, which would be better Dexron or Type F? I know that the stock oil is a 15w but I would like to firm up the compression/rebound just a tad with perhaps a 20w oil. Does anyone know the viscosity of the 2 before mentioned fluids? Has anyone had issues using the ATF's? |
Title: Re: Front Fork Oil Post by verslagen1 on 10/25/07 at 11:15:12 WD wrote:
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Title: Re: Front Fork Oil Post by verslagen1 on 10/25/07 at 11:17:22 WD wrote:
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Title: Re: Front Fork Oil Post by verslagen1 on 10/25/07 at 11:20:30 franch wrote:
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Title: Re: Front Fork Oil Post by verslagen1 on 10/25/07 at 11:22:09 franch wrote:
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Title: Re: Front Fork Oil Post by verslagen1 on 10/25/07 at 11:23:27 WD wrote:
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Title: Re: Front Fork Oil Post by verslagen1 on 10/25/07 at 11:25:02 sparkett wrote:
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Title: Re: Front Fork Oil Post by bill67 on 10/25/07 at 11:42:37 Why dont you use regular fork oil, You can get any weight you want. |
Title: Re: Front Fork Oil Post by Gulfstream on 10/25/07 at 15:06:06 bill67 wrote:
Well, to get regular fork oil I would have to drive across town to the closest bike shop, I can get the ATF anywhere. I also like ATF's long term stability...most transmissions have a 100K drain and replace schedule, regular oils in a tranny are usually 50K. Oh yeah, and ATF is way cheaper than fork oil... |
Title: Re: Front Fork Oil Post by Savage_Greg on 10/25/07 at 22:04:11 bill67 wrote:
I AGREE! My only question is...if you only change the fork oil every few years or decades, then why the heck is everyone so darned cheap about it? Come on. You wanna talk about specs on ATF that is comparable with fork oil? Geez. Got a crystal ball too? Maybe you wouldn't be changing fork seals if someone used the correct fluid last time. But then I guess it will be the next owners problem, right? See my topic. My money is where my mouth is. $10 per quart. Synthetic 15W. You only need 1 quart for both of the forks on the Savage40. Gee, I bet that some will drive across town for a Happy Meal though... Bunch of Rookies! |
Title: Re: Front Fork Oil Post by Gulfstream on 10/26/07 at 16:09:42 Ok, I relent. After doing some research I've discovered that the ATF is way to thin for my needs. I had the wife stop by a shop on her way home and she picked up a litre of Motul 15w synthetic fork oil. Now I'm having a heck of a time getting the bolt out of the bottom of the slider to disassemble the fork. The broom handle I'm using keeps twisting in the metering rod when I apply torque to the allen bolt. My Harley came apart much easier. I'll try it again after dinner. |
Title: Re: Front Fork Oil Post by bill67 on 10/26/07 at 16:54:40 I use Klotz 10 weight in my LC 1500.I am going to use Klotz 15 in my s40. $13.50 per quart . Its worth it you have less sticksion in the forks |
Title: Re: Front Fork Oil Post by Savage_Greg on 10/27/07 at 05:49:22 Gulfstream wrote:
Very good. If you read the post by Dr_Jim (somewhere), he mentions loosening that slider bolt by leaving the fork springs in there. You basically leave the forks installed in the steering stem until you loosen that bolt. Of course, you're way past that point now. Good choice anyway. The Savage deserves the same love as your Harley :P |
Title: Re: Front Fork Oil Post by Gulfstream on 10/27/07 at 19:21:55 Got everything finished today, replaced both fork seals and changed the fork oil (15w Motul). Pulled the head cover and fixed the oil plug leak, the old one was very loose and the new one is the "new style" and fits much snugger...a little Permatex and I'm sure it's sealed now. It's reassembled and the wife and I were ready for a nice Sunday ride tomorrow, the weather's suppose to be beautiful...then the phone rings, my company needs me to be in Greensboro, NC in the morning, 0530 flight out...oh well, we'll have to make that ride later! |
Title: Re: Front Fork Oil Post by Savage_Greg on 10/28/07 at 06:45:41 Gulfstream wrote:
Well no doubt that you're on that flight right now. I remember that service related crap with last minute travel plans. The spouse and I are gonna ride today, so we'll be out there for ya :P |
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