- Remove telescopic fork.
Disassembling telescopic fork leg
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Caution: Screw plug (1) is press-fitted into top of fixed tube: do not attempt to slacken the plug.
Note: Do not pull out fixed tube so far as to bring oil bore (arrow) past shaft sealing ring while leg is still filled with oil.
- Oil collects under wiper (3).
- Remove bleed screw (2).
- Remove oil drain plug (7) and drain oil into suitable container.
- Pull out fixed tube.
- Lever out the wiper (3).
- Remove retaining ring (4).
- Lever out shaft seal (5).
- Remove washer (6).
Assembling telescopic fork leg
- Remove oil under wiper (3).
Note: Traces of oil might indicate a leak.
- Install oil drain plug (7) with O-ring.
- Fill with oil.
- Oil capacity of each fixed fork tube — 0.47 (0.827 Imp. pint/0.496 US quarts)
- Telescopic fork oil — grade BMW telescopic fork oil
Note: No routine maintenance is needed, and therefore the fork oil does not have to be changed during inspections.
- Install fixed tube.
- Install washer (6).
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- lightly oil shaft sealing ring (5), slip it onto sliding tube until seated and then, by applying the dead weight of the tool, press in with drift, bmw no. 315610, reduction with lugs, bmw no. 31 5 613, and sleeve, bmw no. 315614.
- Install retaining ring (4) and dust wiper (3).
- Bleed telescopic fork in no-load position.
- Install bleed screw (2) with o-ring.
Tightening torque:
- Oil drain plug —12 Nm
- Bleed screw, fixed tube — 3 Nm
Screw plug is press-fitted into top of fixed tube: do not attempt to slacken the plug.