lol Anyway......... From the top of the fork with the fork cap and springs removed, forks fully compressed. I made a syringe/sucker tool that rested on the top, extending into the fork the recommended depth. Over fill a little then suck out the extra.

 

Nice right up.....

 

That's what i was looking for.
I edited out my previous post since ive been up all night at work and im a bit tired.
So more like this then, correct?

 

Yes, thats correct. When you first put in the fork oil, pump in up and down a few times to purge air from the system, maybe even extend the fork, place the palm of your hand over the top to seal it, then push down, that will help purge the air. Dont go too crazy, if you do, the oil will over flow out the top and make a mess. I used my steering damper fork clamp mount to my work bench to help hold the fork, kind of like having an extra hand.

 

An extra hand helps even if it is improvised.

 

Nice job, Gary!



+1 here... that oil lock/damper rod retaining bolt is only torqued to 17 ft. lb., but Loctite, or some other thread locking compound, should have been used on that bolt, so though some folks might get lucky, others might end up having to put the forks back in the triples, and stop the rotating internal assembly by having load (weight) back on the front end.
If you do already have them off, and turning this bolt just rotates the internals, you could try to turn in the preload adjusters all the way in, to add some load, but if the springs are OEM, they are really soft, and that might not help... having an impact wrench could help too, in this case.

On the crush washer, Gary didn't mention it, but it is implied, that you use a proper copper () washer to replace it, as this washer will deform to the shape of the bolt head and lowers, to form a seal... if you are unsure about what to grab, just get one from the dealer, as they are only a buck and a half or so anyway. Part # 90544-283-000.

When you do re-torque this bolt, be sure you do it when you know you're done, and use a medium strength thread-locking compound, to ensure it stays... use anything higher than medium, and you'll be sorry later! (Or whoever you sell the bike to!)

The fork cap uses the same torque spec as this bolt, 17 ft. lb., and if you don't have a torque wrench, be sure not to "gorilla" that thing, also, they are easy to cross thread, so be certain that it's spinning down with little resistance - those threads are very delicate, and if you damage them, best/worse case scenario is you've got some shavings in your fork oil, which is not good, but worst case, you've got to replace the upper!

 

Getting ready to do my seals tomorrow and just want to make 100% sure that When adding and measuring the oil level the forks should be fully extended or compressed?

 

compressed. Im sorry, I was wrong, I shouldve looked in the manual before I tried to help someone. Ive actually redid my forks twice and followed the instructions in the Clymer manual. I dont know why I thought the measurement was with extended forks. Fork level measurement is with compressed forks. I apoligize, I feel so stupid. I'm sorry. Please forgive me

 

Ok cool, thanks once again.

 

Big thanks to gtcole and coalminer frank, actually thanks to everyone for the info in this thread.
Made changing the seals today a breeze.

Took about 2 hours from start to finish.