[chief77]

Thinking of changeling my fork oil any advice

 

[jackjohn]

Welcome to the forum Chief. The 1500 folks will be along in a few minutes with the procedure.

 

[newday777]

Yes welcome to the forum chief77,
It needs changed yearly.
Are you asking of which fork oil to use or how to do it?
You'll need to include a bit more info as to your riding style, sporty or soft mushy ride, payload, Progressive springs or stock springs?

 

[John J]

Yes welcome to the forum chief77,
It needs changed yearly.


Yearly? I would think that too often unless doing huge mileage each year.

 

[newday777]

You will be amazed how bad it gets in a year and as low as 5,000 miles. Mileage, moisture, heat, road conditions and fork oil used all play into the equation.

 

[dizzy]

I find it easiest to remove wheel, fender and fork assy's from the bike. Remove the fork caps and drain out the top, refill.

 

[Heffo]

Some gl1500s have drain plugs at the end of the forks. 10mm drain bolts, if yours has them it will make the job easier.

 

[Bellboy40]

Here is a link to a thread on how to change the fork oil through the air caps at the top of the forks. Just jack the front wheel off the ground and remove the drain plug at bottom of fork. To refill just remove the air cap and valve core and put fluid back in through there. Quick and easy... no need to remove the forks or fork cap to do the job.
Note: For the 95 and up models the fluid level is wrong. It was corrected in a later thread. Here is the corrected amounts for the late model 1500s.
14.0" for 95-up (progressive springs installed tight end down)
14.2" for 95-up (progressive springs installed loose end down)
14.3" for 95-up (OEM springs installed)

http://www.goldwingfacts.com/forums...-oil-changing-method-getting-level-right.html