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With the forks almost fully reassembled...I added the required 531 ml of oil. I made "dipstick" out of a metal coat hanger, however as the oil is...
A couple of good techniques for re-assembling forks... put plastic tape with grease on top over the bush grooves of the stanchions to avoid...
Ah..but we are having a Fork Oil Exam next week..so you need to memorise the tables above...:kissing_heart:
Not so sure if this will be interest or assistance...maybe we should start a "What fork oil do you use?" thread :D... But I found a couple of...
I was investigating fork oils recently to try find volume, viscosity and air gap which also "apparently" compresses also acting as a spring, (I'm...
Been through all his videos, he is insane! Amazing stuff...proper old school genius. :upyeah:
So when I stripped the forks I had compressed the preload tube and spring by putting a ball-end allen T-bar in the hole (only on one side) of the...
Taped up the stanchions (just in case)... and ran the forks through Bob's Greatest Invention™ What a transformation... [ATTACH] :grinning:
I'd never been inside a pair of forks before...Brad the bike boy's YouTube channel (and also his blog) are a great resource to get your knowledge...
I'd ordered a fork seal kit (and bushes as I was in there)... as I could see that the forks had a small weep:thinkingface:: [ATTACH] ( :joy: or...
Welcome dude! :upyeah:
So, I foolishly spent a Saturday using the DIY Aquablaster aka: Bob's Greatest Invention™ (seriously you'll see...so, so pleased with the...
Ouch..still it's good to find the issue. The worst is not knowing!
While it did improve things inside, it wasn't bare metal as I had hoped for... So, I had a look on YouTube for rusty tank solutions...and decided...
For a slightly humorous tryout... I made a plate that would seal the top cap hole. [ATTACH] Collected some chunky gravel from the garden to...
A bit random, but I decided to investigate the tank, it had a small fuel weep, so I guessed it was rusted through. [ATTACH] It did look a...
Of course the rusty pinch bolts wouldn't do...but could I get them out...nope. I think 3 or 4 survived, and the rest were drilled. [ATTACH] And...
Decided to cleanup the brake calipers...again what a state. [ATTACH] A firm toothbrush and soaking in Alloy Wheel Cleaner does the trick......
I also scored a front mudguard, side fairings and right-hand nose fairing that had been broken when the bike fell over in the workshop before...
