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CB400/4 FRONT FORK REFURB BY JULIE
Clem2112:
Usually find the need to remove old fork seals etc by employing the two woodscrew and pull method..... assisted by added heat from warming the legs with hot water. So the closed side of these is uppermost....usually has the makers name and part number on this side too !
The stiction could have been from these being assembled the wrong way up?
Many like to polish the aalyy bits...I gave the fork legs the "original" brushed finish using emery to remove the corrosion and dinks then different grades of scotchbrite to get the finish.... then a coat or three of clear lacquer to protect them.
Green1:
It would be great to find out what's causing them to stick. I replaced the forks on the CG with new Chines ones and they occasionally bottom out and stick down you have to pull on the bars whilst riding to bring them back up again.
I'm sure someone at work once told me it can happen with the wrong amount of oil in them.
The fork seals in my Pegaso have springs on both sides I always assumed this was because it has upside down forks.
kevski:
There we go, learn something new every day, 350f ones were different, i on a personal note would use different ones, just don't like the coil spring on the outside, that is naturally there to help keep the top clamped to the stanchion.
Nurse Julie:
Here are both the springs side by side.
The one on the left being thicker and a lot stronger is from the underside, the one on the right the upper side one.
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kevski:
Just looked up the seals, and different for both bikes, still first time iv'e seen those seals, so special seals then.
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