A lower leg service is easy to do and will keep the 350NCR working in top condition.
It is important to remove the air tube on this model for ease of assembly plus the dummy rod will require greasing.
1/ Remove air valve cover and expel air from the fork
2/ Using a 27mm socket remove the air plug and pull out the air tube
3/ Using a 1.5mm hex key remove the rebound adjuster
4/ Using a 12mm socket remover the damper leg foot nut
5/ Using a 5mm hex key remove the air side foot nut
6/ Separate the CSU form the lowers
7/ Clean the lower leg and re-grease the seals
8/ Turn the CSU upside down and remove the cir-clip that retains
the rod on the air side
9/ Remove rod and clean
10/ Re-grease the rod and replace it in to the stanchion
11/ Re-fit the retaining cir-clip and test the rod to make
sure the cir-clip is correctly seated
12/ Carefully re-fit the CSU in to the lowers making sure
you don’t snag the oil seals
13/ Using a 5mm hex key re-fit air side foot nut and torque
to 11NM
14/ Invert the fork
15/ Grease the air tube
16/ Pour 15cc of SAE 7.5 oil inside the air tube
16/ Pour 15cc of SAE 7.5 oil inside the air tube
17/ Re-fit the air tube
18/ Tighten air plug to 11NM
19/ Using a syringe squirt 15cc of SAE 7.5w oil in to the
DBC leg via the foot nut hole
20/ Using a 12mm socket re-fit the DBC foot nut and torque
to 11NM
21/ Using a 1.5mm hex key re-fit the rebound adjuster
22/ Inflate to desired pressure
