dont forget to re-bleed the pump when you connect it---sorry if stating the obvious

i looked at doing something similar,i am sure it can be done but quite a bit of grief,i took the cowards way out and bought the parts
originol poster seemed to implie no patience so he may struggle going that route

make sure you check the balance shaft before you replace it with new bearings,if the shaft is damaged mine had an inprint of the bearings on one side you will more than likely need a new balance shaft as well or the noise will re appear very quickly
shaft was about £67.57 seal £4 needle roller ...

[quote="knackeredMk1"]Air valve - put bike on a stand so wheel is off the ground (or other way of getting full extension on forks). Push in 'nipple' on valve until no air comes out. You should only need to do this, say monthly, unless you have been beating hell out of the suspension.

Some old ...

thanks got all that nearly thier

what about the air valve on the top---how do u use it --little and ofton and test(not sure how you could equal both sides that way though--or just let air out fully---never ever seen or heard of air release on forks?

thankyou understand now(nearly)
two questions if i may

1) is thier anything/you can pour down the tube to clean/get some of the crude out
2)how much air should you let escape /or just trial an error--little bit at time to stiffen it up a bit
(told you i was a bit thick)
ta

[quote="fallenmikethebike"]Yes .[/quote]
crystal clear understood that thankyou

sorry no as far as i know not leaking just seems soft on the front and was badly maintained so i guess a long time since fork oil changed

mmmmmmmmmmm whilst i can handle a spanner i am a bit thick,sorry(did not really understand any of that)

thier is a bolt with a copper washer on the lower part of each stantion /fork leg is this a fork oil drain plug as some older bikes have them,is thier one one the crm mk1?

if its not i ...

is the 132 measurement the gap from the top of the oil to the top of the tube --ie the air gap?

take your point,but i did manage to buy it siezed and rebuilt it including crank,so yes i can handle a spanner(given enough time)
i have never owned ridden a two stroke or enduro and never done forks on any bike,so a bit clue less

i only want to check and change the oil for now, (i know thats lazy ...

how easy is it to do?
is the allen key at the bottom of the forks the oil drain? so you can do them in place?
do you just then take the caps off the forks and refill? if so how much?or do you measure the air gap?
what are the two black knobs on top of each of the legs for(air i assume) but what are ...

[quote="Spokey"]if the bike was leant over at a funny angle with the petrol on, then the float probably wouldn't seat the valve properly, the float bowl would fill up and the level would allow it through the overflow pipe.[/quote]

thanks (i think that is what it was)

[quote="Spokey"]There's a small brass pipe in the carb bowl that sticks up between the floats- if the float doesn't cut off the feed and allows the fuel to go above a certain level, the fuel goes down the pipe and drains out - if the bike is at an angle, it could drain out of the pipe - could have ...

[quote="Spokey"]There's a small brass pipe in the carb bowl that sticks up between the floats- if the float doesn't cut off the feed and allows the fuel to go above a certain level, the fuel goes down the pipe and drains out - if the bike is at an angle, it could drain out of the pipe - could have ...

parked my crm mk1 on a slight slope in soft ground on the sidestand---perfectly stable but at an acute angle---noticed fluid pouring out (as i was in the middle of nowhere-sat on it --quick look--and kickstart and back to civilisation---turned it off and had a quick check seemed alright--decide to ...