2003 FXDWG Fork Oil Question
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From: Mike on 1 Jun 2010 17:24 Shirley, a round for the house... Trying to save a little coin by doing some work myself. I'm changing the fork oil on my Wide Glide and the manual says the fluid capacity is 12 oz. Is that 12 oz per tube or for both? 'Cause if it's for both, it sure as hell doesn't seem like enough. How far to the top should the oil fill on each tube? Thanks for any help. Mike
From: Johan Rossi on 1 Jun 2010 18:29 Mike wrote: > Shirley, a round for the house... > > Trying to save a little coin by doing some work myself. I'm changing > the fork oil on my Wide Glide and the manual says the fluid capacity > is 12 oz. Is that 12 oz per tube or for both? 'Cause if it's for both, > it sure as hell doesn't seem like enough. Measure what you drain out, then put back in the same amount. If you want to stiffin it up a bit, put in the SE performance heavy fork oil or equivalent. > How far to the top should the oil fill on each tube? > > Thanks for any help. > > Mike >
From: Mike on 1 Jun 2010 18:41 On Jun 1, 6:29 pm, Johan Rossi <fyyff...(a)yahoo.com> wrote: > Mike wrote: > > Shirley, a round for the house... > > > Trying to save a little coin by doing some work myself. I'm changing > > the fork oil on my Wide Glide and the manual says the fluid capacity > > is 12 oz. Is that 12 oz per tube or for both? 'Cause if it's for both, > > it sure as hell doesn't seem like enough. > > Measure what you drain out, then put back in the same amount. > If you want to stiffin it up a bit, put in the SE performance heavy fork > oil or equivalent. > > > How far to the top should the oil fill on each tube? > > > Thanks for any help. > > > Mike Too late for that. I trusted the book and didn't measure what came out. I've been trying to look it up but everyplace I find says to use the "Required Amount". That doesn't tell me anything.. Maybe I'll just call the local HD service dept and ask them.. Thanks.
From: Mike on 1 Jun 2010 18:49 For anyone needing this info.. 2003 FXDWG fork oil amount: It's 12 oz per side. 24 oz total. Now let me write that down in the service manual for next time..
From: Glowrider on 2 Jun 2010 16:02
Mike wrote: > It's 12 oz per side. 24 oz total. > And 20 oz in a bottle, so you gotta buy that extra one that will be left with 16 oz, which will then require that you buy another at the next change, for a total of 36 oz, which will leave you with just enough to do one tube at the third change. Fuckers should make a 24 oz bottle. -- Steve Paul EKIII, BS284 '93 Lowrider Sport Convertible |