Guest BF519 Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Need to replace a fork seal on my 87 700 F2.I have a seal kit ready to go.The Shop Man.recommends ATF but want to use a Fork OIl.What do you thnk would be the best fork oil weight or do should I use Auto Transmission Fluid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEBSPEED Posted July 24, 2010 Share Posted July 24, 2010 Need to replace a fork seal on my 87 700 F2.I have a seal kit ready to go.The Shop Man.recommends ATF but want to use a Fork OIl.What do you thnk would be the best fork oil weight or do should I use Auto Transmission Fluid I hope you bought Honda OEM seals - the other seals are junk. Use Honda's SS-8 fork oil, it's labelled as 10w. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 yep have the honda seal kit.Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest RC26RC46 Posted July 25, 2010 Share Posted July 25, 2010 hey! i just did my 87 fork seals as an AMATEUR mechanic... i got... PJ1 15 wt, or "light medium". The service manual said to use 12 oz.... I will give you one guess as to which beer i used to measure this out! :biggrin: :beer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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