30-05-18, 09:56 PM
Earlier I put the spring and spacer back into fork tube put cap back on.
Then wound the preload adjuster to the max clamped it up in the work bench and had a go at the bottom bolt.
It turned and while releasing i could tell the inside started to turn but then the spring compression helped and it loosened off.
So undid cap took everything out then removed the damper assembly.
Wow now when I extended the fork tube the tube came out further and there was a deffinate thunk when I pulled the upper out of the lower.
The oil seal came out easily.... Great outside of oil seal was full of road salt around the outisde. In the bin now.
Cleaned up all the pieces I found another small spring down the fork tube sat on the spindle taper after the damper came out......
The damper still had the 1" short (3.5 turns) spring like the main spring.
Does anyone know what this little spring is because it's not on any exploded view of the forks...
Also one of the cap bolts has an issue... It is very difficult to turn the preload adjuster. It feels like there is corrosion on the threads.
Can I remove the split pin and unwide out the preload adjuster right out of the cap to clean it up.
The other cap the adjuster turns without any issue.
I just need to make a seal driver now....
Then wound the preload adjuster to the max clamped it up in the work bench and had a go at the bottom bolt.
It turned and while releasing i could tell the inside started to turn but then the spring compression helped and it loosened off.
So undid cap took everything out then removed the damper assembly.
Wow now when I extended the fork tube the tube came out further and there was a deffinate thunk when I pulled the upper out of the lower.
The oil seal came out easily.... Great outside of oil seal was full of road salt around the outisde. In the bin now.
Cleaned up all the pieces I found another small spring down the fork tube sat on the spindle taper after the damper came out......
The damper still had the 1" short (3.5 turns) spring like the main spring.
Does anyone know what this little spring is because it's not on any exploded view of the forks...
Also one of the cap bolts has an issue... It is very difficult to turn the preload adjuster. It feels like there is corrosion on the threads.
Can I remove the split pin and unwide out the preload adjuster right out of the cap to clean it up.
The other cap the adjuster turns without any issue.
I just need to make a seal driver now....