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Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => FZS600 Fazer => Topic started by: Kentish on 23 February 2014, 05:19:18 pm

Title: replacing fork leg bottom
Post by: Kentish on 23 February 2014, 05:19:18 pm
I am currently doing up a fazer I bought as a project. It has been down the road. I have done most things on it. I want to replace the fork leg bottoms but what I want to know is will are they easy to do? I can remove the oil etc myself. Will I need a fork seal driver to put seals in the new fork leg or is that only if you are putting a seal in and keeping the fork leg whole?
Title: Re: replacing fork leg bottom
Post by: His Dudeness on 23 February 2014, 05:43:32 pm
There's a bush on the end of the fork stanchion. You have to force the bush past the oil seal to separate the stanchion from the bottom of the fork. It's a fairly brutal process so you'll probably damage the seal and you'd be wise to replace it. Go for genuine seals. You can use the old seal as the seal drive and knock in the new seal if you're careful
Title: Re: replacing fork leg bottom
Post by: His Dudeness on 23 February 2014, 05:53:15 pm
There's a good how to guide http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,42.0.html (http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,42.0.html)
Title: Re: replacing fork leg bottom
Post by: Dead Eye on 23 February 2014, 06:28:54 pm
You can make a DIY seal driver using some plastic pipe and a jupilee clip :)
Title: Re: replacing fork leg bottom
Post by: Ruby Racing on 23 February 2014, 08:12:37 pm
I have a pair of fork bottoms for sale if you're interested.
Title: Re: replacing fork leg bottom
Post by: Punkstig on 23 February 2014, 08:14:10 pm
You can make a DIY seal driver using some plastic pipe and a jupilee clip :)
There's a good 'del boys garage' YouTube clip on change ng fork seals that uses this method!
Title: Re: replacing fork leg bottom
Post by: Kentish on 23 February 2014, 08:40:54 pm
I have a pair of fork bottoms for sale if you're interested.

are they new? or dent free?
Title: Re: replacing fork leg bottom
Post by: Ruby Racing on 23 February 2014, 11:51:35 pm
They are form a 1998 model with only 12,000 miles on them. The first page of this link will show you why I no longer need them: http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,10613.0.html (http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,10613.0.html)


Or I also have a pair of complete forks from a the later model with the adjusters on the fork tops.