Leonardo 250-300 Repair Manual 2004 - Wheels Academy

CYCLE PARTS
LEONARDO 250 - 300
7.10.2. CHECKING THE OIL LEVEL
If the fork stroke is excessive, it is necessary to check the
fork oil level.
• Remove the front inner shield, see 7.1.6 (REMOVING
THE FRONT INNER SHIELD).
WARNING
To facilitate the extraction of the two seal plugs
(3), it is necessary to remove both of them at
the same time.
• Working on both sides, remove the rubber plug (1).
• Working on both sides, remove the snap ring (2).
• Push the fork slowly downwards until the two seal
plugs (3) come out together with the “GACO” O-rings
(4).
IMPORTANT Check the integrity of the ”GACO” O-rings and
if necessary change them.
IMPORTANT Check the position of the spring (5) (coils with
shorter diameter and closer to one another in the lower part).
WARNING
The spring is dipped in the oil. Avoid dripping
oil during the extraction.
• Working on both sides, withdraw the spring (5).
• Bring the fork to the end-of-stroke, insert a calibrated
dipstick (meter) in one of the two tubes and make sure
that the distance between the upper edge of the tube
and the oil level is 80 mm.
• Top up if necessary, see 1.8.1 (LUBRICANT CHART).
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