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Post by wmclaughlin on Dec 28, 2010 21:55:00 GMT 1
Hi Folks, I decided yesterday to overhaul the forks and change the oil in them. All went well, apart from a stubborn bolt or two, until I refitted the forks to the bike. When I fitted the front wheel and brake caliper, the disc was rubbing on the caliper body. I hadn't marked the fork tubes so that when I refitted them they were rotated from their original position. After a bit of faffing about I discovered that one fork tube, when rotated, moved the bottom of the slider by 5mm. The oil in this fork was also very dirty. I should say that neither fork seemed to be leaking. I replaced seals and bushes.
Does anybody think that this should be ok or should I get the tube straightened and rechromed (£156 for 2 at Pitted Forks) or buy new tubes (approx £180 at wemoto)? Does anyone have experience of either option? I did look on that well known auction site but there were none.
Cheers Willie Happy New Year to all.
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ED-CASE
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Post by ED-CASE on Dec 28, 2010 22:39:32 GMT 1
Health warning: these guesses come from a "Bodgineer"..... Worse yet, I am very frugal, so, all I can say is "If it were me, I would..." 1 Find the nearest light engineering firm with experience of straightening fork stanchions 2 Discuss with them exactly how they would do it 3 Decide if I trust them NOT to degrade the present state of the stanchion sliding surface 4 Explain to them that the stanchion was not leaking when stripped 5 Consider my expected annual mileage and how long I would keep the bike HTH All the best Ed
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Post by McF on Dec 28, 2010 23:29:44 GMT 1
get the tube straightened and rechromed (£156 for 2 at Pitted Forks) or buy new tubes (approx £180 at wemoto)? Hhhhmmmmm - £24 to eliminate all doubt that a decent job was done on two vital components. Let me think about that for a while.... I bought new stanchions for my old aNTy and they were from Wemoto. One arrived with a blemish (which could not be seen until the packaging and grease removed). It was replaced without a quibble and I received a couple of litres of Rockoil and other goodies for my inconvenience. Without a moment's further hesitation my advice is "Wemoto for some new one"
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Post by wmclaughlin on Dec 29, 2010 0:00:43 GMT 1
Thanks guys, I was leaning towards some nice shiny new stanchions so I think I'll go with that. I don't do a huge amount of miles but I get a lot of pleasure out of the old girl and I like doing stuff that'll make her even better to ride.
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