I'm in the midst of changing out my old, leaky fork seals, and my only question is where in the hell can i get a square driver to open the fork caps? I know its a silly question and shows off my lack of mechanical knowledge, but I can't find anything at home depot thats the right size. Its a 91 with the old school square indented fork caps. Any suggestions greatly appreciated

Umm... isn't just a half inch drive ratchet (no socket or attachment required) that fits on there?

Oh, and here is a video I watched a long time ago when I was doing some fork maintenance on my '04.





- Bboy

Edit: Oh, and don't feel too silly... I had this same problem when changing the oil on my push mower... the drain plug had an inset square, and I couldn't think of any tool that would fit in there... gave up and put it off for a few weeks... ends up I had the epiphany when watching the video above as its the same as these caps on the older forks 

Yep, 1/2 drive ratchet or power bar. It helps to break them loose before you unclamp the forks from the triple trees.

regards
Mech

I did my forks last year and the video above was a huge help.

Quote from: Old Mechanic on September 11, 2013, 11:02:44 AM
Yep, 1/2 drive ratchet or power bar. It helps to break them loose before you unclamp the forks from the triple trees.

regards
Mech

Dont try to remove it with the upper clamp still tight. Loosen the upper truple, but leave the lower triple tight.
Cool.
Buddha.

I have old triples. One in a vise makes a great fixture for working on forks.
A magnet on a bolt is a handy tool for pulling out the washers and springs.