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Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => Fazer 1000/FZ1 corner => Topic started by: bwizz on 14 June 2017, 12:49:34 pm

Title: Seized fork bottom adjuster
Post by: bwizz on 14 June 2017, 12:49:34 pm: Just doing the
fork seals on my thou .The bottom compression "flat blade screwdriver adjuster" is seized.! Can I remove the threaded housing that surrounds it to gain access. Just checking before anything goes pyoing!
Title: Re: Seized fork bottom adguster
Post by: cl1ve2004 on 14 June 2017, 07:12:27 pm: loads of threads on this..good penetrating oil and heat (not too much!!) I had same thing on mine.. best thing is patience..

loads of info if you use "search "on here..

good luck :rolleyes
Title: Re: Seized fork bottom adguster
Post by: Mustang on 14 June 2017, 10:01:13 pm: I've done a YouTube on this when I did my zx9r forks.
Title: Re: Seized fork bottom adguster
Post by: bwizz on 23 June 2017, 02:29:40 pm: What happens if I remove the boss which holds the adgusting screw ?
Title: Re: Seized fork bottom adjuster
Post by: cl1ve2004 on 23 June 2017, 04:05:57 pm: others know more than me,but I think its got a really fine thread that is really easy to foc up and then its a replacement fork bottom!!
theres a picture on the threads which shows a seized one cut through section...
Title: Re: Seized fork bottom adjuster
Post by: bwizz on 23 June 2017, 05:21:41 pm: Hard to browse the site with a phone. ! But thanks!
Title: Re: Seized fork bottom adjuster
Post by: Mustang on 30 June 2017, 11:05:31 pm: Ktec do replacement adjusters
Title: Re: Seized fork bottom adjuster
Post by: bwizz on 01 July 2017, 10:32:07 am: I got sidetracked .i'm gona take the forks of again next week .and have another go .I'll report back thanks all!
Come to do the seized forks adjuster yesterday.
I removed offending fork leg and drained oil. I removed the adjuster boss no probs. Observed that the adguster screw is brass so heat is not going to do much. Tried it didn't . Tried impact screwdriver no go .well stuck! Desperation now! I cut a slot all around the screwhead approx 3 mil in . Then broke away the surrounding alloy ring. I was intending to get at the screwhead with mini mole grips! I was surprised to see that the adjuster srcew is in two parts slotted together! I removed the seized outer screw and the inner brass screw adgusts fine.
Not having or at that point realising I would need a new one. I decided to see if all was well when I refilled with oil. No leaks but no click adjustment now so just counted the turns compared to the other side. I fitted a rubber blanking gromet over the recessed screwhead and all seems to be well. I will probs fit a new adjuster when the messing mood is on me again. Not much oil came out of the boss so I don't think an issue to do in situe ! Progably a good idea to locktite the brass screw if you are faced with this problem.