Posted 08 July 2012 - 03:06 pm
Whilst taking sireastwood's forks apart I noted that the damper rod cup is 33mm corner to corner in the 12 sided nut part across the diameter.
This means the nut needed to make a holding tool will have to be 28.5mm AF or 1.1/8" You might be able to get away with a 28mm af nut but it will be a looser fit.
A 3/4"UNF nut is the only one I can find this size. You will need to turn off the chamfered face to get a good tight fit either in a lathe or deftly with an angle grinder, then either get it welded to a rod or attached in some other way.
Making a sliding nylon top hat to fit the fork top threads snugly to protect them from whatever rod you are using and keep it centred might be a good idea.
Might help those of us who need to do our seals, but popping them out hydraulically worked very well.
I'm making one up to test on my bike, photo to follow.
Edited by leehenty, 08 July 2012 - 06:09 pm.
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