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Fork drop

I need to fix an issue that is accelerating, the forks used to drop very slowly and now they visibly drop a 1/2" a second, what can i do to correct this? I have checked the hydraulic oil and filled to max. Used 35 oil? could not find anything showing type of oil to use.
Thanks,
MH
  • Posted 23 Nov 2019 03:45
  • By MiniHoss
  • joined 23 Nov'19 - 1 message
  • Illinois, United States
MH

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