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Front fork problem
MikeM:
the way I got mine off was wrap fork in a towel put it in a workmate or the like and use an allen key on a socket,
one like this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Signet-6mm-Allan-key-socket-3-8-drive-/251681322950?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3a996037c6
did not use a lot of pressure , more of a snap action to break the seal
Greg65:
Thanks for all the advice. First up tried the reassembly and spring compression method, no joy. So picked up the offending fork and walked down the road to my local garage. Air gun worked a treat. If I had known would have gone there with both in the first place.
Now a quick question for the assembly. The workshop manual mentions a " liquid sealant" on the threads of the socket bolt prior to assembling. Any particular type?
Cheers,
Greg
Lynx:
Hi Greg,
I'm surprised they say use a sealant. I never have. there should be a copper washer under each Allen bolt. This should seal fine. You could use some of the dreaded silicone gasket but just a smear. I wouldn't use locktight and you will have trouble getting them apart again should you or anyone else ever need to.
hairygit:
I have seen threadlock mentioned in the cycleserve manual, presumably to prevent the bolt working loose in service, think about it, if the bolt came loose, what is holding your fork leg together, frankly, nothing. I bought a pair of n.o.s. fork legs from D.S.S. About 20 odd years ago, and one of the seals leaked, so took them apart to renew them, and there was some kind of sealant/thread locking compound on the factiry fitted bolts. So I used some loctite thread lock on rebuilding, and had no problems dismantling them to do the seals again 10 years ago. It's up to you, but I would certainly go for a thread locking compound.:))
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Greg65:
There was some sort of sealant/thread lock present around the lock bolt when I dismantled them. I have heat treated the copper washers so will see how that goes.
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