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xr350 swingarm change.
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[QUOTE="dirt bike dave, post: 1156984, member: 18302"] The little screw on the side at the bottom should be used to drain the oil. The plug underneath holds the damping rod assembly. You will not need to remove the damping rod to change the oil. Rather than refill by using a specified volume of oil, it is best to measure how high the oil level is. Loosen the fork tube pinch bolts on the upper triple clamp and then remove the large cap. Remove the springs, and collapse the fork all the way. As a general rule on old style forks, fill until the oil is 4" from the top of the fork tube with the forks collapsed and the springs removed. This should get you in the ballpark. Oil level primarily effects bottoming resistance and stiffness at the last part of the travel. Higher oil level will make it stiffer at the end. 1/2" of change in the oil level either way will make a big difference. Actually, before you drain your oil you might want to measure the current level (remove the springs and collapse the fork first). If you like how they rode before, refill to the same level. If they bottomed too easily, raise the oil level. Heavier oil will slow the fork rebound. Lighter oil will make it rebound faster. But you probably should stick with the weight that Honda recommends. My guess is you will probably need around 1.5 pints per leg, but I would be more concerned about oil level than putting in the exact amount of ml you find in some manual. [/QUOTE]
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