Which oil for forks and rear shocks?
#1
Which oil for forks and rear shocks?
I couldn't find it in manual, I'll try again tomorrow.
I replaced one rear shock, bought one from ebay, it looked like it lost all oil.
And I need to change oil in forks. Lucky me, they have drain bolts!
thanks.
I replaced one rear shock, bought one from ebay, it looked like it lost all oil.
And I need to change oil in forks. Lucky me, they have drain bolts!
thanks.
Last edited by 13RoadKing; 03-22-2017 at 12:07 AM.
#2
10 weight should do. That's what's in my forks now. I might mix it heaver next time. Think it's been mentioned on here that 10w is good for shocks.
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#3
Lots of folks are going to tell you something like 10 wt, 20 wt, whatever, but the problem is that doesn't mean a whole lot because lots of oils, dare I say most, are not labeled to be exactly what wt your getting. Meaning it may say 10 wt on the bottle but the actual oil could be far from 10 wt. For me, I tried to narrow it down to viscosity at 100C, which for me something around 7 works. As luck would have it that's what the Showa SS8 fork oil measures out to, as does Valvoline Dexron III, as does Mobil 1 Syn ATF. The latter is what I use, works great for forks, shocks, and primary. YMMV.
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13RoadKing (03-22-2017)
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Lots of folks are going to tell you something like 10 wt, 20 wt, whatever, but the problem is that doesn't mean a whole lot because lots of oils, dare I say most, are not labeled to be exactly what wt your getting. Meaning it may say 10 wt on the bottle but the actual oil could be far from 10 wt. For me, I tried to narrow it down to viscosity at 100C, which for me something around 7 works. As luck would have it that's what the Showa SS8 fork oil measures out to, as does Valvoline Dexron III, as does Mobil 1 Syn ATF. The latter is what I use, works great for forks, shocks, and primary. YMMV.
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