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front fork tool
Posted: Thu Jun 11, 2009 7:48 pm
by Brent Tegler
Changing fork seals if pretty easy if you have the right tool....
Last weekend I bought 3ft of 5/8 threaded rod, and x3 13/16 nuts. Made an ash handle out of a piece from a broken axe handle, locked on with one on the 13/16 nuts. The other two nuts are locked on the opposite end of the threaded rod, the lower nut tapered slightly on each flat face to take it just below 11/16. Worked like a charm!
Anyone in the Guelph-Fergus area of southern Ontario is welcome to borrow the fork tool if you want to change fork seals on your KLR.
Happy motoring, Brent
Tengai Rider.
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front fork tool
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 7:01 am
by dooden
Huh ?
I used air pressure to pop out the seals and a 4-way 1 1/4" PVC fitting as the driver to put new seals in.
" No Dissassemble, No Dissassemble " - 5-Alive
Dooden
A15 Green Ape
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Brent Tegler" wrote:
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> Changing fork seals if pretty easy if you have the right tool....
>
> Last weekend I bought 3ft of 5/8 threaded rod, and x3 13/16 nuts. Made an ash handle out of a piece from a broken axe handle, locked on with one on the 13/16 nuts. The other two nuts are locked on the opposite end of the threaded rod, the lower nut tapered slightly on each flat face to take it just below 11/16. Worked like a charm!
>
> Anyone in the Guelph-Fergus area of southern Ontario is welcome to borrow the fork tool if you want to change fork seals on your KLR.
>
> Happy motoring, Brent
>
> Tengai Rider.
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
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front fork tool
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:08 am
by Brent Tegler
Fork oil seal replacement.
When fully disassembled you can check (and replace if necessary) the
bushings on the upper fork tube. In addition, I cleaned quite a bit of
"sludge" out from the inner tube in the lower fork. So the extra time
spent doing full disassembly has some added benefits.
But hey I am all for less time fixing and more time riding
Brent
Fergus Tengai
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Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 8:01 AM
To:
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com
Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Front Fork Tool
Huh ?
I used air pressure to pop out the seals and a 4-way 1 1/4" PVC fitting
as the driver to put new seals in.
" No Dissassemble, No Dissassemble " - 5-Alive
Dooden
A15 Green Ape
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com
, "Brent Tegler" wrote:
>
> Changing fork seals if pretty easy if you have the right tool....
>
> Last weekend I bought 3ft of 5/8 threaded rod, and x3 13/16 nuts. Made
an ash handle out of a piece from a broken axe handle, locked on with
one on the 13/16 nuts. The other two nuts are locked on the opposite end
of the threaded rod, the lower nut tapered slightly on each flat face to
take it just below 11/16. Worked like a charm!
>
> Anyone in the Guelph-Fergus area of southern Ontario is welcome to
borrow the fork tool if you want to change fork seals on your KLR.
>
> Happy motoring, Brent
>
> Tengai Rider.
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
front fork tool
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 10:58 am
by Rick McCauley
When I put my Proggressive springs in, I used carb cleaner to flush out the forks. That little red tube fits nicely in the tiny drain hole at the bottom of the fork tube. Apply a generous amout of spray into the fork. When you remove the red tube, the sludge comes running out.
Do this until it comes out clean. I then poured a few onces of oil in top of fork tube. With a sensable amount of air pressure you can blow the oil out the bottom, which ensures flushing of all carb cleaner that hasn't drained. Fill with fresh oil. Considering the fact that most people go years without ever changing their fork oil, I think this an adequate way of getting the forks cleaned out when changing your oil.
But as Brent stated, you should pull them apart every so often to check for worn parts
Rick
A17
--- On Fri, 6/12/09, Brent Tegler wrote:
From: Brent Tegler
Subject: RE: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Front Fork Tool
To: "Dooden" ,
DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, June 12, 2009, 10:04 AM
Fork oil seal replacement.
When fully disassembled you can check (and replace if necessary) the
bushings on the upper fork tube. In addition, I cleaned quite a bit of
"sludge" out from the inner tube in the lower fork. So the extra time
spent doing full disassembly has some added benefits.
But hey I am all for less time fixing and more time riding
Brent
Fergus Tengai
-----Original Message-----
From: DSN_KLR650@yahoogro ups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogro ups.com] On
Behalf Of Dooden
Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 8:01 AM
To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogro ups.com
Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: Front Fork Tool
Huh ?
I used air pressure to pop out the seals and a 4-way 1 1/4" PVC fitting
as the driver to put new seals in.
" No Dissassemble, No Dissassemble " - 5-Alive
Dooden
A15 Green Ape
--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogro ups.com
, "Brent Tegler" wrote:
>
> Changing fork seals if pretty easy if you have the right tool....
>
> Last weekend I bought 3ft of 5/8 threaded rod, and x3 13/16 nuts. Made
an ash handle out of a piece from a broken axe handle, locked on with
one on the 13/16 nuts. The other two nuts are locked on the opposite end
of the threaded rod, the lower nut tapered slightly on each flat face to
take it just below 11/16. Worked like a charm!
>
> Anyone in the Guelph-Fergus area of southern Ontario is welcome to
borrow the fork tool if you want to change fork seals on your KLR.
>
> Happy motoring, Brent
>
> Tengai Rider.
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
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sad news pt. ii
Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:31 pm
by Jake Wilson
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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, eddie mauri wrote:
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> Y'all - I too am sorry to read that your ride got nabbed, and in NYC! They got thieves in NYC? I live in New Orleans, Murder Capital USA, now, my point is, I read my Progressive KLR Insurance Policy and get this, for an extra $25 yearly, Progressive offers a total replacement option! If my KLR is stolen, they will replace it with a NEW ONE!!!!
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> I called my insurance agent, and Progressive, and they said that they do this because bikes (and boats and RV's) are not considered primary vehicles. So they replace at full retail current value. If someone rips off my 05 KLR, they replace it with an 09!
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> And, no, I do not have any stock in Progressive. I have all my money invested in AIG Insurance and GM, what could go wrong with that?
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> Eddie (09' KLR - "la poderosa")
>
~~~Sounds like a new vehicle trade in program to me=:-)...j/k
Along the same vein- I bought a new pair of New Balance cross traniers at the Sports Authority? in Gainesville Fla. last week. When I went up top the counter to pay for these shoes the clerk asked if I wanted to pay an extra $10 for the trade in program? It works like this- you pay an extra $10 upfront for your shoes, if you come back in 13 mojnths and bring those shoes with you, you get a new pair for free
Nice deal right? They are betting you wont remember to come back and trade in your shoes. I passed, I can't remember what I had for breakfast yesterday let alone to go back to a store a year from now to pick up on a shoe offeer, but the $25 *new* vehicle replacement program sounds like a winner to me
Jake
Reddick Fla.