front fork tool

[dooden]

Actually with a bit too much air I popped a bushing out on one tube also, just reinserted the bushing (seem to the side) and tapped it back into place. Dooden A15 Green Ape

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Brent Tegler" wrote: > > 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@yahoogroups.com [mailto:DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com] On > Behalf Of Dooden > 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 > > --- In 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] > > >