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ADEEL MIRZA
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FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS OIL CHANGE

ADEEL MIRZA
I am planning to replace the oil of front shock absorbers on my Honda CB-750 four. Last time I did it, I could not compress the springs to engage top nuts of shocks. Is there any easier way of engaging the top nuts by compressing shock absorber springs?
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Sorry.I'm not exactly sure what you are asking,but I'll try to help anyway. You have to remove the top fork caps to refill them.With those off the springs will have to nowhere to push against so you should be able to compress the forks freely.If you do not pump the forks a few times you will never get the old fluid out. Put the bike on the center stand and get another jack (bottle jack works good) to lift the front tire off the ground. Once you pop off the fork caps and drain the old fluid you can pump the forks til they stop spewing old fluid. It's really the only way to do it.

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Do like Shiny said, and get the front off the ground. With the forks extended, you can push down on the cap, and get it started.
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1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
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Lifting the front wheel off the ground is the best, and only, method I know of.  I, too, had a terrible time getting the top nuts down to meet the threads. I pretty much had to lean into it, to get the threads to engage.  Took a few tries, but I finally got them in.  Cheers!
1979 CB750K (sold, 2012, but not forgotten)
1983 Kawasaki 440 LTD Belt Drive (sold, 2011)
1993 Kawasaki Voyager XII
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ADEEL MIRZA
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Shinyribs, my question is related to the part that comes after filling oil. How do I engage the top caps after I've filled the oil. The springs do not compress enough. As far as I remember, and my memory is vague, even lifting the front forks off the ground did not help much.
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I understand now Adeel.It is tough to get the caps back on. it really just takes some muscle to do it. I have a 3/8" speed wrench that i went out and bought a socket to fit the fork caps.It allows you to put a lot of down pressure on the caps while you turn them. Yeah,that part of it just sucks.
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I just put my ratchet, and socket on the cap, and shove down, and turn.
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Life is not about the number of breaths, you take, but the moments that take your breath away.
I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem. Hank Hill
Never confuse education for intelligence.
Happiness is a belt fed weapon.
I just can't imagine what could go wrong.
No fire? No explosions? So whats the point of your story?
Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being governed by those who are dumber. ~Plato
It couldn't be done, but the darn fool didn't know it, and did it anyway.
We all got problems. Ksharp
I like vintage bikes because they take me away from the clutter of technology that I work with everyday and back to a simpler time of mechanical elegance and simplicity.. "ninadm"
Darkwing Duck: The worst part of public transportation is the Public.
"That is awesome shit there" Re-Run
"Fear nothing, attack everything" Eric Berry
" Oh, you read that on the internet? Clearly it IS a massive problem. Of course it CAN’t be normal operation."

1976 CB 750-A X 2
1977 CB 750-A X 4
1977 CB 750-K
1976 CB 750 F
1981 CB 750
1966 Kawasaki SG 250
1981 KZ 750 LTD
1973 CB 350
1979 CM 185 Twinstar
1982 Honda XL 80
South of Eden (Kansas City MO)
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 I started mine with Paul (cousin)pushing down with hammer handle and myself using an open end wrench to get it started,Going to take a Lil force,BUT you can do it.
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