Changing oil in my 400EX
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Changing oil in my 400EX
I am at work right now, so I can't take a picture. This has nothing to do with your brakes, the cap might even be blue. But if you pull the cap off you will see the zirk fitting. I am going home to double check myself, as now you have me worried. You should see a very little bit of white grease oozing (another technical farm boy term) out of the joint. That zirk fitting is how you get the grease in there to keep it lubricated. The more hard riding you do in dirt/heat/water or mud, the more you want to put new grease into the joint. If you have the owners manual check around page 42 in the maintenance/oil and greasing instructions. There will be a table called #1 in the front of the maual for reference that tells you what to use and how much. I hope I have helped.
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Changing oil in my 400EX
OK, IMPORTANT NOTE HERE: My reply about lithium grease related to zirks in general, ok. I have never found any zirks on the 400EX, and I don't think the owners manual mentions any. I think those things you found with the plastic caps, are WHERE YOU BLEED THE BRAKES! They do look a little like zurks, but notice that the hole in the top is way bigger than a zirk. Do not try and put grease in these, OK!!!!!
Good article on engine oil, if you haven't read it:
http://www.thumperfaq.com/oil.htm
Good article on engine oil, if you haven't read it:
http://www.thumperfaq.com/oil.htm
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Changing oil in my 400EX
Originally posted by: reconranger
Look for a bolt, below the shift lever (about in the middle of it). As I recall, the picture in the manual is pretty good, so just look and you will find it eventually. The oil will run over some frame tubes, so that may be what is fooling you. After the oil has drained, tip the bike up on its left side, and you will get quite a bit of extra oil out!
Use a lithium based greese (won't get washed away by water) on zirks.
Look for a bolt, below the shift lever (about in the middle of it). As I recall, the picture in the manual is pretty good, so just look and you will find it eventually. The oil will run over some frame tubes, so that may be what is fooling you. After the oil has drained, tip the bike up on its left side, and you will get quite a bit of extra oil out!
Use a lithium based greese (won't get washed away by water) on zirks.
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