blah blah blah.....
Yes you need to pull the forks apart with a bit of effort...
the tips I have for you are:
1 Check the forks for any rust etc, if need be very carefully sand the affected are with the likes of 1000 sand paper, and polish it smooth.
2 always use the genuine seals. I have used non genuine seals three times, and every single time they leak again very quickly, theyre just crap! genuine last 5 times as long
have fun and I hope this was of some use to you
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Forum whore
wait, you have located and loosened the bolt in the bottom of the fork at the axle end so it's no longer holding things together, right?
ok, keep yanking it
Who You Calling a Pig
Brutal, I have held the forks in the tripple clamps, and used a block of wood and a hammer and beat the crap out of it, just doesnt even seam like it wants to move, all bolts and things are out.Originally Posted by FilthyLuka
Tips taken, thanks.
Yep, amd I thought getting that damper bolt out would be the hard partwait, you have located and loosened the bolt in the bottom of the fork at the axle end so it's no longer holding things together, right?
ok, keep yanking it
For the record Qkkid was in my bed, not the other way round
Unexpected Spanish inquisition
For what it's worth remember that you are not just trying to pop the seal out when you are pulling the forks apart, what is actually happening is that the slider bushing on the bottom of the inner tube is trying to drive out both the upper guide bushing and the fork seal at the same time, so a fair bit of force is required - maybe more than you realise? You also need to make sure you are driving the staunchion out of the leg 'square' as this will not only be easier but is neccessary to avoid damaging the bushings.
If it is really not a happening thing there is an old trick where you can fill the fork with oil and then pressurise it to hydraulically drive the seal out.....bloody messy though
I have also heard of people doing a similar thing using air pressure, though I'd imagine it would require a pretty decent compressor and probably some sort of adapter to screw into the thread at the bottom of the leg.
If all else fails (and it sounds like you are getting towards that...) bite the bullet and take the forks down to a decent shop, or better still a suspension specialist like ProRide on the North Shore and pay them to do the job while you go down the road and have a nice relaxing beer/coffee/ciggy or whatever spins your wheels
Best of luck with it
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Forum whore
lol, we (the uni bike club) had a similar problem with a fork that refused to pop apart, also from a suzuki.
turned out that the bolt wasn't actually free, so actually remove it - if it's still there it's still holding on and the fork innards are spinning with it
having found we couldn't bodge a suitable tool together to address this, we stopped by a mechanic's place and dropped them off, he said he would be able to do it in 10 minutes so we came back after a 30min lunch break and they were neatly done and ready for us to reassemble
Forum whore
You only have to be brutal if you are doing it cold, and that is in no way advisable. If the forks have a bushing immediately under the seal and a sliding bushing on the lower part of the chrome slider ( likely )you are going to feather / tear the edges of those bushings as you ''slide hammer'' it out.
Use a heat gun to warm the area of the outer fork tube where the seal is fitted, continue to do so until it is uncomfortable to touch. It will now slide hammer out very very easily and save your bushings.
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