Hey guys, I just replaced fork seals on my 03 YZ250. I weigh about 215 lbs and it was recommended to me that I use heavier fork oil, Maxima 10 weight, and use more oil in the forks than the factory level, which is 5.3 inches below the top of the outer tube. So I used the 10w oil and set the oil height to 4.5 inches below the top of the tube. The forks feel good, no binding or anything. But, I think they maybe a little too tight. I adjusted the compression screw to the softest position, didn't make much difference. I'm wondering if I can pull the cap off of the forks and remove some of the oil to a lower setting to soften them up. Is this a reasonable way to fix this? Or, did I screw up by putting the heavier oil in the forks? Any suggestions? I'm new to doing suspension work so I welcome any input. Thanks in advance.
'03 YZ 250 Front Fork issue
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scottiedawg66
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- Sep 26, 2006
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yes you can remove the cap and remove fork oil. I recommend a syringe and some vac. line, no lean makes ones just for this task.
scottiedawg66
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Indy is telling you the professional way to do this, which is also the way I would do it. I was answering your question, which is yes you can remove fork oil and "eyeball" it.
2strokerfun
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- May 19, 2006
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And going from 5.3 to 4.5 was quite a change!! I normally experiment in very small increments
