Sektor lower leg service

[morne TREK]

I am servicing my fuel ex5 2017 front fork lower leg for the first time. Now rockshox manual state 6ml 15wt each side.now when droping out the oil i messure 25ml one side and like 2 oil drops other side and i mean really like just 2 drops.does that sound right?i search from 2016 to 2019 and all says 6ml each side. I have a sektor RL silver 130mm boost shock. Thanks

[Captain Fastbastard Mayhem]

one of 2 options:

 

Wait till Monday and ping Droo for an answer, or search google / youtube for instructional videos of your fork service, and check out forums such as pinkbike and MTBR for posts around it. 

[David Marshall]

Couple of possibilities: - If the larger amount of oil came out of the damper side it is possible that the damper is leaking into the lower.

If the fork has been serviced before the technician may have used the Fox oil volumes by mistake.

 

I always bump up the oil to 10 ml per side in spite of the Rockshox warnings not to as most of the forks I come across are not serviced as often as they should be.  I also use Fox float fluid in the air piston as well as Fox Gold in the lowers.

[Cogent Industries]

Which side did the 25ml come from? Could be that your damper dumped some through the seal head into the lowers. 

[Vetseun]

Moer! Now I am glad that I make my shocks,the problem of my LBS.

[morne TREK]

Thanks for input.jip its damper side.but how come other side is no oil when there must be 6. Thanks for helping.vetseun ek like om alles te weet van my fiets en als self te doen.LBS spyker n ou op pryse.

[Cogent Industries]

Thanks for input.jip its damper side.but how come other side is no oil when there must be 6. Thanks for helping.vetseun ek like om alles te weet van my fiets en als self te doen.LBS spyker n ou op pryse.

 

 

Oil clinging to the inside of the fork lowers, shafts or migrated past seals or Sheikh in Middle East asked for his oil back. This is why we service these puppies. Your damper will probably need to be topped up as well and maybe check seals, make sure you get the oil volumes right.  

[droo]

10cc a side works fine in RS forks, just make sure you've cleaned the lowers out properly before reassembly.

 

And if your foam rings are dirty, replace wipers. Not just foam rings.

 

If your damper has lost a significant amount of oil you'll notice a dead spot in the compression or squelchy noises. But on a RS fork it's simple enough to rebuild with a few tools and the service manual, so go mad.