Best Way To Disassemble Forks (Anybody in Ohio)?

[BigTwin]

I need to completely rebuild my forks including new forks tubes, seals, and oil and I was wondering what the easiest way to take the forks al the way apart to complete this task?

Any help would be Greatly Appreciated!

And if there's anybody in Ohio willing to help me with this I would be willing to pay you or buy you lunch/dinner.

THANKS, BigTwin

[davipu]

http://gstwins.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16318

harrass blueknyt for pics to add to the write up.

[Kerry]

If

* you can't get the damper rod bolt (up inside the bottom of the fork) to loosen with a ratchet, and
* you don't have an air impact wrench like

Blueknyt...[/list:u]then try making one of the tools illustrated in this old thread.

[davipu]

the problem that I had, is not that the damper rod bolt wouldn't turn but it would spin without the tool.

[Kerry]

In other words, it wouldn't loosen?  

[davipu]

sort of. it was loose from the fork leg but not from the damper rod inside.  so it felt like it should be coming out but it wasn't, because it was just spinning the damper rod (hence the need for a tool to hold it).

[BigTwin]

How hard is it to get the fork seals out, and to put them back in?

I am going to make that tool, after I unscrew that bolt in the bottom of the tube will it be easy to take apart, or are there any more screws/bolts?

Should I pay a shop to do it or do it myself?

THANKS, BigTwin

[davipu]

it'll take two hours if you never done it before.   do it yourself.  they'll basically fall apart once you get that bolt out.

[BigTwin]

Sounds good, I will be making that tool tomorrow.

THANKS davipu and Kerry for sharing your infinite wisdom!

-BigTwin-

[fettcols]

Hey... I've got an impact and a compressor. I've never really messed with forks before but I would be willing to help...

[manofthefield]

A piece of 1 1/2" schedule 40 PVC is nice to have too.  Helps push the bushing and new seal in all the way.  I was lucky enough to find a piece layin around the basement

[Blueknyt]

another way to get the allen bolt out:

unscrew the top cap, remove the spacers,washers, and springs (over a matt of some kinda to catch oil.) dump the rest of the oil into a bucket/pan. a wooden dowl/Broomstick with a  V notch cut into one end can be inserted V groove first to hold the valve from the inside.

[Kerry]

they'll basically fall apart once you get that bolt out.

Well, you WILL have to yank the tubes out of the lowers.  That can take 3 or 4 tries, but it's no big deal.

A piece of 1 1/2" schedule 40 PVC is nice to have too. Helps push the bushing and new seal in all the way.

Here's a picture to go with mano's tip:



My PVC pipe doubles as a fork tool garage.