Fork service on a 150cc GY6 Chinese scooter

0:00 intro
0:10 measure old fork seals
1:19 remove forks from scooter
2:11 disassemble fork
3:10 clean and inspect parts
4:04 damper
4:35 install new seals
5:01 assemble fork parts
5:41 oil volume
6:11 install spring
6:23 install forks on scooter
6:54 install front wheel
7:40 install front brake
8:17 conclusion

[DivergentDroid]

I have never forked such a beautiful scooter before but with Lab Coat Paul's help.. I can see forking a lot of them. Thanks Lab Coat Paul!

[bluemoondiadochi]

my scooter's front shocks are frozen (too afraid to say "rusted") solid. when i bought it it was already out of oil. the local scooter guy doesnt really want to fuck with them and says im better off buying a new scooter (he has a point, it's a 2005 Filly but i like the little bugger) and there are also no suitable spares at the junkyard. as in no working shocks for a 2005 scooter that are in good condition. so i guess i'm on collision course of doing this.

neighbor borrowed me his allen key set. i've watched videos. Guess i'll go get a fork set to service at the junkyard.
and then it's rock and roll time.

*btw the real pro tip in this videos is oil level adjustement! thank you Paul!*

[thelagmeister]

Thanks Paul. I need to do this on all of my bikes.

[potrap]

Hi Paul,
At 6:07, is the oil level 1 cm from the top of the inner tube (fully compressed) or Outer tube?
Thanks!

[Needle]

My forks on my scooter doesn’t have a top cap to screw off. Instead it only have bottom bolts in which I unscrewed for draining and refill. Question is… how do I Continue to tighten the bottom bolts? As I try to tighten it up it turns with the spring inside instead. I was thinking… perhaps I need something fast like an air gun?

[-ur]

My forks are little different, I don’t need to go in with a extension and hex to undo anything that way, just simple lefty loosy of the ex bolt at the Botom of the fork and that’s it everything internally comes undone

[DivergentDroid]

Er. How Often should you Check the front fork nut for spec tightness if you never used Loctite? Ya know.. Everyone says when you get a new China scooter to check the bolts but there are Tons of bolts and we don't always have factory specs to match the torque against.. so.. what's the best practice? How do you know which bolts you need to check and how tight they are.. no one publishes that info.

[ProloMale-esgw]

when i put my wheel back it makes a metal scratching noise when rotating, what should i do?

[itaizrihan]

awsome video, my bike got crashed and now the wheel isnt pointing straight, how do i fix this? is it a fork bearing issue?

[EbonyPope]

Did you clean the fork with the wire brush? I can see scratch marks when you installed the new seal.

[scottkeiser]

lol that picture like its got power lol what you hit a ramp going downhill? its a rolls can hardley brand new

[johnengland]

How many hours should I expect to pay at a shop?

[deongrobler]

🤪 my iron pony has duct tape on, f-ing criminals broke the lock on the glove box

[KMTmojo]

chinese craps? yup ....not as good as american cars..