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damper rod is turning in the fork (road bike)

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Post by Clarky_two Tue Apr 18, 2017 7:55 pm

On my road bike forks I am trying to change the fork seals.

I have cracked the nut on the bottom of the forks that goes into the damper rod but the other fork is proving to be a twat. to the point where the nut is spinning but not coming out of the damper rod and the whole fork insides are turning with it, even tho the top cap is still on. I have held the top nut in place but it still spins.

I have drilled it and put an easy out in the nut previous to this but she wouldnt budge. The nut is about 10 mm inside the fork. Apart from taking the whole of the head off the nut I cant see any way out of this. The nut is super hard and Ive gone through 3 drill bits already and still not done......


Any ideas how I can get it out guys... damper rod is turning in the fork (road bike) 276680 damper rod is turning in the fork (road bike) 276680
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Post by keith husky 450 Tue Apr 18, 2017 8:09 pm

Don't undo that take the top off
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Post by phil990 Tue Apr 18, 2017 8:59 pm

Put a tie down over the handle bars and the front fork spindle. Ratchet the forks to compress the f@@k out of em...

Undo nut on bottom with impact rench thingy if normal socket not worky...
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Post by wolfy Tue Apr 18, 2017 9:13 pm

keith husky 450 wrote:Don't undo that take the top off

+1 if it the same as the ktm
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Post by phil990 Tue Apr 18, 2017 9:16 pm

wolfy wrote:
keith husky 450 wrote:Don't undo that take the top off

+1 if it the same as the ktm

The spring needs to compressed to stop the bottom bit in the forks turning...
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Post by wolfy Tue Apr 18, 2017 9:17 pm

Do it need to come off for fork seals Joss ?
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Post by phil990 Tue Apr 18, 2017 9:28 pm

On upside down forks yes. On conventional forks the seals will slide all the way off the chrome stations.
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Post by Clarky_two Tue Apr 18, 2017 9:38 pm

even with the springs out and the circlip removed I am struggling to get the seal off the good fork, its been on there 15 years mind.....
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Post by keith husky 450 Tue Apr 18, 2017 9:39 pm

You don't need to undo bottom on the upside down forks just take the top off
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Post by phil990 Tue Apr 18, 2017 10:09 pm

When you pull the station out of the slider i think it should pull the seal out and the bearing?
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