FAO Stinkwheel or anyone else that knows about forks

[quacker_boy]

hey all,

some of you may have read 'my project' thread in general chat and i've got to the point where i've got almost nothing to do as my frame's being sandblasted etc and i've already cleaned up the engine.

so i've began to take the front forks apart so i can replace the seals when they arrive, as it stands, i removed the cap off the top of the fork and drained the oil, removed the spring, taken out a sleeve which rests on top of the spring and removed the dust seal and a spring circlip that was underneath it from where the two parts of the fork join together.

Right, so my question is, how do i take the cartridge out of the lower part of the fork and completley remove the fork seals? and also the top half of the forks have got some pitting and rust on them, which is damaging the seals i've been told, any idea how i should clean it up?

thanks in advance,

chris
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[bish777]

There will most likely be a small bolt through the very bottom of the for that is holding the damper in the bottom.

As for the top (stanchions) give them a thorough clean. You may consider replacing them if they are seriously pitted.

A bodge is to fill the wholes in with araldite and sand it flush.
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[stinkwheel]

Never totally dismantled any myself. I just put gaiters over them if they start leaking.
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[mchaggis]

For conventional suspension:
Stanchion: chromed part which is clamped into the yokes.
Slider: wider part with the wheels attached at the bottom, which slides up and down the stanchion.

here will be a small allen bolt in the bottom of the fork leg holding the damper rod in. It's easiest to remove that when the fork is still in the frame, otherwise you'll need a soft-jawed vice (one with wooden jaws is fine). To get the stanchion from the slider, you need to remove the dustcap and then there is a circlip holding the oil seal in, for which you'll need circlip pliers. A small screwdriver to lever it out with can also be handy.

Once the circlip is out, you can either remove the oil seal by putting a screw in it and pulling that out, or you need to put the slider in the vice and pull the stanchion out with a series of short, sharp jerks. If the bolt is out of the bottom, it will come out, just you need to use the stanchion bushing to drive the slider bushing out.

Ideally you should replace the stanchion and slider bushes at the same time as you replace the oil seal.
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