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« Last post by trophied on Yesterday at 05:40 pm »
From the procedure described in the service manual I don't know that it's all that difficult if you have mechanical abilities, but it would certainly be time consuming and require removal of the tubes from the upper and lower clamps. I inquired once here about the possibility of removing the fluid from the top with a suction device and replacing it by using a gauge made specifically for determining the correct oil level and was told by forum member digital that it was indeed possible. I value his opinion on any service procedures on the Trophy. It does take a special tool I would never use for anything else to remove the top caps, so I haven't done it, but my new to me '17 doesn't have many miles on it yet. I have found that there is now fork oil in the proper 4W available in quarts made by Motorex which is the specified weight. On my '13 that I had changed at the dealer they used Belray 5W, not the original weight installed at the factory. Does it make a difference, I don't know, but since we have electronics involved, maybe. Perhaps someone that has performed this task will chime in with better advice about the exact procedure.