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saltydog
6th July 2011, 21:28
yep and it worked.
Had a small, barely visible nick in my stauchon that was causing the oil to seep out. $1000 from yamaha would have me a new part. ebay was an option for seconds...but you never know with forks, so....
A certin gentleman in a dealership suggested (as he has successfully done in the past) I fill the offender with aradite or plastic metal, start with 600 grit and slowly feather in the glue/metal to fill the nick, finishing with 1200. I repeated this twice just to make sure and bugger me it has stopped the leak.
I wouldnt have believed it.......
Crasherfromwayback
6th July 2011, 21:29
An old trick but still a goodin mate!
scumdog
6th July 2011, 21:34
Superglue and talcum powder also work

But the fork smells like a babys arse after its bath...
Kickaha
7th July 2011, 06:34
An old trick but still a goodin mate!

I can remember my brother doing on it on his RZ250 in 1988 after reading about it in a two wheels magazine
Grumph
7th July 2011, 06:39
Devcon if youve got some is a slightly more sophisticated filler.
Shaun
7th July 2011, 07:53
yep and it worked.
Had a small, barely visible nick in my stauchon that was causing the oil to seep out. $1000 from yamaha would have me a new part. ebay was an option for seconds...but you never know with forks, so....
A certin gentleman in a dealership suggested (as he has successfully done in the past) I fill the offender with aradite or plastic metal, start with 600 grit and slowly feather in the glue/metal to fill the nick, finishing with 1200. I repeated this twice just to make sure and bugger me it has stopped the leak.
I wouldnt have believed it.......


It does work and has been done for many many years, BUT IT IS ONLY A TEMPORARY FIX!!!! It will fail in time and that is a 99% FACT. CKT Know of a VERY VERY good Re plating company that do HIGH QUALITY work and NOT silly money either
saltydog
11th July 2011, 22:11
Would that be those fellars in the Tron that do work on aeronautical bits? Engine Component Services? Hell for $300 a leg i'd have to go OEM from the states at US$315? Wouldnt you?
Shaun
13th July 2011, 06:04
Would that be those fellars in the Tron that do work on aeronautical bits? Engine Component Services? Hell for $300 a leg i'd have to go OEM from the states at US$315? Wouldnt you?

I do not know who they are sorry
Pussy
13th July 2011, 20:55
Would that be those fellars in the Tron that do work on aeronautical bits? Engine Component Services? Hell for $300 a leg i'd have to go OEM from the states at US$315? Wouldnt you?

That's them. Bear in mind, though, that the quality of aircraft grade hard chroming is very good. The legs WILL come back straight, and perfectly on-size.
Depends on what your expectations are, I guess.
Robert Taylor
13th July 2011, 23:04
That's them. Bear in mind, though, that the quality of aircraft grade hard chroming is very good. The legs WILL come back straight, and perfectly on-size.
Depends on what your expectations are, I guess.

Correct, its as much about the pregrinding, multi hard chroming applications and finish grinding to a specific finish and tolerance. Its quite a process and I have found these guys to be the very best.
Of course at the moment the current exchange rate distortions make many overseas purchase options look attractive. Some of the options are good, some not so good.