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Multiman:
Good shout but sadly not. Had a good rummage and tapped the stanchion on the bench and nought fell out or is visible.
Steve Cooper has a pair on their way to me so all should be sorted in a couple of days.

Oddjob:
I would strongly advise you finding a piece of wire, forming a fish hook in the end of it and fishing around at the bottom of the stanchions just in case. I’ve seen slime/mud/crap at the bottom of sliders that defies belief and that would be able to hold a small spring like that in place no problem.

Trigger:

--- Quote from: Multiman on July 12, 2023, 12:04:08 AM ---Good shout but sadly not. Had a good rummage and tapped the stanchion on the bench and nought fell out or is visible.
Steve Cooper has a pair on their way to me so all should be sorted in a couple of days.

--- End quote ---

I was doing a set of forks on a FJ1200 recently and the rebound springs were well and truly stuck in the bottom of the stanchions so, get a light in there and see what you can see. You don't want two lots of rebound springs in a fork  ;)

McCabe-Thiele (Ted):
When dismantling my 500 forks the bottom of the stations were black with crud - I washed them out with Petrol using a long brush to agitate the stubborn residue. I resorted to using a long piece  of 15 mm plastic pipe with some cloth attached to the end with tape to clean it all off. I shone  a torch down the stantion to ensure it was spotless.

Multiman:
Had a good furgle down the stanchions and no spring came to light.
They are pretty clean but will give them a going over with brake cleaner and a brush.
Took a pic with a cheap endoscope camera.

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