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oily



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PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 5:38 pm    Post subject: SB6 Forks Reply with quote

... Stripped a leaking fork leg that was supposedly serviced by experts a few hundred miles ago. The amount of crud in the bottom makes me think that they changed the fork seal without stripping it down properly......





...Lesson learnt, if you want it done properly, do it your self and don't pay hundreds of pounds to so called experts for a quick easy job:wink:
How many parts in a fork leg Shocked


Thanks to Bimsb6 for the loan of his fork tool kit Wink
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 7:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The bottom of the legs unscrew too ... or at least they look like they do on the parts diagram
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 7:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Evilchicken0 wrote:
The bottom of the legs unscrew too ... or at least they look like they do on the parts diagram


...Can't see how?
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:25 pm    Post subject: Re: SB6 Forks Reply with quote

oily wrote:
... Stripped a leaking fork leg that was supposedly serviced by experts a few hundred miles ago. The amount of crud in the bottom makes me think that they changed the fork seal without stripping it down properly......





...Lesson learnt, if you want it done properly, do it your self and don't pay hundreds of pounds to so called experts for a quick easy job:wink:
How many parts in a fork leg Shocked


Thanks to Bimsb6 for the loan of his fork tool kit Wink


Is this one with a preload adjuster Question
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

...No... Crying or Very sad
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do you have a picture of one Question
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

What?...a pre-load adjuster?
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 8:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes,
Just the preload adjuster removed from the fork.
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 10:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

...Can't find one at the moment.......... Crying or Very sad
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 7:20 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

how did you stripped it down without Paioli tools?... I tried to do on my own but I couldn't reach the bolt covered by the top of the spring...

Hope the shop did a good job...but....
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 9:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mako wrote:
how did you stripped it down without Paioli tools?... I tried to do on my own but I couldn't reach the bolt covered by the top of the spring...

Hope the shop did a good job...but....



oily wrote:
Thanks to Bimsb6 for the loan of his fork tool kit



Would be very difficult without the proper tools, even for the professionals. The nut that is covered by the top of the spring is easy to undo, just grind a 17mm spanner flat so that it slips between the coils of the spring. In my case a genuine Mercedes Benz spanner I just had lying around Laughing
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 1:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

...everything cleaned and inspected.......





...made some titanium pivot pins for the spindle caps and sorted some stainless bolts....time to start assembling Wink
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 3:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

While you have access to the tool kit, can we not take some drawings off them so they can be made up?

I'd be up for a set, as I'm sure you would, and maybe others on this forum would be too.

And of course with the permission of the tools owner.

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PostPosted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 4:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

...on it Wink
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 6:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

...Loads of red rubber grease on the seal holder 'O' ring...





...Slide it on and fit the retaining ring.

Fit the clamp to keep the seal holder in position..fit the seal and bushes using the special slider tool...





..followed by the seal retaining ring and dust cover.

then in with the cartridge...





...couple of drops of thread lock on the threads and screw home tight with the special tool.

...Fill with 285ml of 10w fork oil, fit spring....





...spring can go in either end first. fit spacer and top cap and there you have it, one down three to go...





...easy peasy with the proper tools
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