Showa Twin Chamber Forks Inner piston bleed?

[yzmarcimus]

I am installing new seals and bushings on a 99 rm 125 with Showa Twin Chamber forks. I have searched and read most of the posts on these forks but I still am not clear on 3 things. (well actually alot more than 3 but I can muddle)

1 use 15.8 oz. of fork oil in the main chamber?

2 Do I fill the inner chambers to the top,close them and then bleed them?

3 How do I bleed them correctly? Are they bled outside the forks?

Thanks,

Mark

 

[KTM-Lew]

Click the MX-Tech link on the left side of this page. Go to the downloads section for all the info you need.

 

[mafrif]

I would recomend getting a manual, im sure you have been told the twenty times, but it really helps on the forks.
When i rebuilt mine, the inner chamber you fill it with more then it needs with the rod all the way in, then you fill it up and pull out the rod slowly to get all liquid in there, then go up and down a couple inches a couple time, then go all the way up again, and alll the extra oil will squirt out, use an air gun and blow that out, and check to make sure they feel solid. I forgot exactly how much you put in there the first time, but i remember it squirts out 17mm of fluid, so as long as there is enough in there, the excess will be forced out. Hope that helps, it should be very close to the way my bike was.

Good luck

Chad