Fork Maintainence, complete or routine?

dgrs2 · 10-28-2003, 08:15 AM

Is it OK to just routinely change fork oil, or should you always do a tear down and rebuild? I want to change fork oil on my 01 KTM 640 Adventure R and was wondering if I needed to totally redoo the forks? No leaks. Can you just clean the forks and add new oil? It's nothing to do that, but is it recomended? In the past I've always done the entire job, new seals, wear items so on. Can you get away with just oil change. Will it prevent premature wear? Is this something I should have always done?

Who knows out there...........
Oh ya by the way can someone possibly give jetting suggestions for adding a Big Gun full exhaust on the east coast? Or site where the info. is pretty good. Searched here but so many varibles. Thanx

10-28-2003, 08:15 AM	#1
dgrs2 ^OP Where'd I leave my knee?? Joined: Oct 2003 Location: Jim Thorpe, PA Oddometer: 1,590	Fork Maintainence, complete or routine? Is it OK to just routinely change fork oil, or should you always do a tear down and rebuild? I want to change fork oil on my 01 KTM 640 Adventure R and was wondering if I needed to totally redoo the forks? No leaks. Can you just clean the forks and add new oil? It's nothing to do that, but is it recomended? In the past I've always done the entire job, new seals, wear items so on. Can you get away with just oil change. Will it prevent premature wear? Is this something I should have always done? Who knows out there........... Oh ya by the way can someone possibly give jetting suggestions for adding a Big Gun full exhaust on the east coast? Or site where the info. is pretty good. Searched here but so many varibles. Thanx __________________ 05.5 KTM 950 Adv Smokin Hole Rally creator http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=767567

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