46mm Ohlins Bleeding

[PEB]

Thanks again for the replies boys, I love this site! My plan is to go ride the bike on Tuesday ( I try to ride every year on earth day) and then open the forks up for another bleed session and to set the oil level. After looking at lots of info on the net including the Ohlins manual I feel like a tool for paying someone to change my fork seals. I have tackled far bigger wrenching projects than fork seals, live and learn I guess.

Paul B

[Kent A]

Öhlins forks do not need to bled at all if they are assembled correctly! The rebound valve assembly and so called "cylinder tube" has to be installed first. This allows you to fill enough oil to cover the cylinder tube completely. If you then carefully install the rebound valve assembly no air will be trapped in the forks.

To do this you will need the one of the special tools from Öhlins (1797-01 or 1797-06 depending on which forks you have). This is the only "required" tool for servicing Öhlins forks.

Kent

[GMP]

Well that explains it, thanks Kent. If I had a bike with the forks longer than I had the Cannondale I'm sure I'd aquire the tools and learn to work on them.

[Loosenut]

If your going to replace a base valve, let me know. I have a set in my garage. I opted to put in the optional high and low speen compression base valves available from Ohlins. They work incredibly well.

[KTMLew]

As Glen mentioned, if you can remove the base-valves and fill the cartridge through the bottom, it's no big deal...

[jaysktms]

GMP, your way work great!! Just did two sets of Ohlins that way.
Thanks.