I pulled the top cap of my forks to measure the fluid. I don't feel like I"m getting much dampening. One side was 15.5" from the top the other side oil was 14.75" from the top.
1) Is that low? My book shows a measurement of 8"-9" but its not clear if its taken from the top
2) THe caps were really rusted. I soaked them in PB Blast before removing them. The left side was very difficult to dig out even with the ring removed. Then getting it back in was difficult due to the rust around the ring. My caps don't have the air shrader that some do. Can I replace the cap with the kind that has the air to get more adjustment??
3) I"m thinking about just draining the forks on the bike and then pumping the bike up and down on the wheel to push out the oil. It seems like it should be possible to do this without removing the wheel. Does this sound reasonable?
-Robert
1) Is that low? My book shows a measurement of 8"-9" but its not clear if its taken from the top
2) THe caps were really rusted. I soaked them in PB Blast before removing them. The left side was very difficult to dig out even with the ring removed. Then getting it back in was difficult due to the rust around the ring. My caps don't have the air shrader that some do. Can I replace the cap with the kind that has the air to get more adjustment??
3) I"m thinking about just draining the forks on the bike and then pumping the bike up and down on the wheel to push out the oil. It seems like it should be possible to do this without removing the wheel. Does this sound reasonable?
-Robert