Fork seal change/ allen bolt size ?

[harrier]

HI again, the saga continues.... anybody know what size allen bolt is at bottom end of forks?
i guess ill have to buy a long one one a socket to reach it?
any ideas??

lee

[werner1]

You mean the inerside or outer ?

Outerside I tought it was 6mm

[harrier]

the inside one at the bottom, according to the manual, the top is a 24mm hex, but it dosent say what the bottom is

[rollingwreck]

The 2 outside pinch bolts are 6mm allens.

The damper rod requires a 24mm hex to prevent it from turning. You then use a 8mm allen to undo the bottom damper bolt located on the outside.

[harrier]

Thankyou rolling wreck, i will pick one up in the morning .
much appreciated

[alpaholic]

rollingwreck said:

The 2 outside pinch bolts are 6mm allens.
The damper rod requires a 24mm hex to prevent it from turning. You then use a 8mm allen to undo the bottom damper bolt located on the outside.

Yeah, it's 24mm. Haynes tells you what you need. Basically, you can make a tool with 24mm bolt and two 24mm nuts and a 24mm socket + extender.

[harrier]

cheers for the replys fellas, i changed the fork seals this afternoon, and enjoyed doing it as well.
All good now.

cheers
lee

[staki900]

alpaholic said:

rollingwreck said:

The 2 outside pinch bolts are 6mm allens.
The damper rod requires a 24mm hex to prevent it from turning. You then use a 8mm allen to undo the bottom damper bolt located on the outside.

Yeah, it's 24mm. Haynes tells you what you need. Basically, you can make a tool with 24mm bolt and two 24mm nuts and a 24mm socket + extender.

I use a broom handle

[Deleted]

Yes, I've done the job a couple of times and use a broom handle to hold the damper rod. Cheap and effective.

Dunc

[Andy-Red-Divi]

Here is a tool I made up:


basically its an old Banjo bolt that came of an old metro, was in the exhaust manifold and connected to the brake servo. A smaller bolt was welded down the centre then a socket and extension bar is used to turn it.

Hope this helps

Andy

[harrier]

Nice one, i got a 24mm bolt and 2 nuts to suit for 90p, and did what it said in the haynes manual, being my first time i didnt have a clue what to expect , all went smoothly though, apart from launching the first fork cap skyward!
The tool you made looks like a propper job, my socket is quite wide and only just fitted down the tube!
cheers guys n gals

[Andy-Red-Divi]

harrier said:

all went smoothly though, apart from launching the first fork cap skyward!

You're not the only one to launch a cap, doing it in the garage, the cap hit the roof and dropped straight down onto the tank. Took a nice chip out of the paintwork!

After that I held a rag over the top to catch the cap if it decided to launch itself.

Cheers

Andy