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Join Date: Oct 2019
Posts: 14
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Fork drain bolt help
Yea I swapped the factory fork oil on my Lifan Xpect to 20 weight oil by draining the fluid from the drain bolt on the bottom of the clutch side fork however, the throttle side fork bolt came loose but now just spins endlessly in place while it spins the entire internals with it.
I just removed the fork and dumped the oil out of the top and refilled both. Does not seem to leak but I am not comfortable with that drain bolt not being locked down as it was from the factory... Any suggestions on how to get the bolt moving without the whole housing spinning with it?? ![]() |
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Join Date: Jul 2018
Location: NEPA
Posts: 273
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Stuff a Broom stick down the fork and push as you turn the Bolt.
The right way to drain those is to pull the forks and tip them. That was not a drain bolt on the bottom.
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Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Omaha, NE
Posts: 8,098
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ALL of this.
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Join Date: Oct 2019
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Well now I feel stupid, I never even knew the bolt was under there until I watched a Youtube video on how to change the fork oil on a Hawk.. Its actually a much more convenient was to do it provided you can get both bolts back in...
What else is it for? |
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Join Date: Apr 2017
Location: Omaha, NE
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Quote:
While convenient for draining, that is not its intended use. Back in the day manufacturers used to put in a small drain bolt on the side of the lower leg facing back toward the bike (lowest point) but this went out of practice for some reason or another. Here is a good picture of one in use. ![]()
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Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: Stockport, Oh.
Posts: 1,442
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Also those forks were designed for and will perform best with 7.5w oil/ATF. Using 20w might be alright on road but offroad you'll lose suspension travel in a hurry because the fork won't be able to rebound fast enough.
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