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Title: To those who have rebuilt '04-up forks
Post by: BaltimoreGS on January 17, 2012, 06:43:56 PM

I have yet to see the insides of the newer GS forks and I'm curious if the tool from my SV forks would work. Opinions??

-Jessie

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Title: Re: To those who have rebuilt '04-up forks
Post by: BaltimoreGS on January 18, 2012, 06:44:10 PM

Bump

Anyone??

Title: Re: To those who have rebuilt '04-up forks
Post by: birdhandler on January 18, 2012, 09:48:52 PM

the diameter of the hole is 16-17 mm
I hope this helps
cheers

Title: Re: To those who have rebuilt '04-up forks
Post by: adidasguy on January 18, 2012, 10:09:49 PM

I find this part listed: 09940-34531

Here: http://www.alpha-sports.com/tools/suzuki_tools.htm

Which seems to be the tool required. Looks like what you have.

Title: Re: To those who have rebuilt '04-up forks
Post by: jbanst on January 20, 2012, 01:02:26 PM

Quote from: BaltimoreGS on January 17, 2012, 06:43:56 PM
I have yet to see the insides of the newer GS forks and I'm curious if the tool from my SV forks would work. Opinions??

-Jessie

Just replaced my springs and seals on my 05 and the 'bashing the hell out of a broom handle' method worked for me. As I posted on my thread http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=58762.0 (http://gstwins.com/gsboard/index.php?topic=58762.0) I don't think there are any ridges for either of those tools to connect with. The insides of the damper rod are completely smooth. There is only a small ring indentation about a centimeter from the top edge.

Two tools that I thought were absolutely necessary (besides the broom handle) were my impact wrench and a long 7mm hex socket. There's no way I would have had enough leverage to do it with regular allen wrench.

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