Showa fork rebuild

[Mudhen]

Anyone here done a rebuild on Showa forks?

Apparently when I bought some used forks for my '96 to have revalved, etc I got Showa's...which means none of the rebuild parts I bought are going to fit.  And the tools I made up when doing my buddies '95 are useless as well.

I'd sure like to know how you're supposed to hold the inner cartridge when removing the lower allen bolt - there aren't any flats in it!  Or is it designed in such a way that it doesn't turn?  The first one I started stripping down didn't require any holding - wondering if I just got lucky.

And yowza - the rebuild parts for them are 3x the price of the Kayaba's!!!  WTF!

 

[rybes]

ive always undone the bolts at the bottom before ive took em out of the yokes. the only other way youll really do it is with a windy gun.

[theclowncrusty]

I second that, i have always used an air impact gun that they use at the tyre places, never let me down yet!
Crusty

[Bixxer Bob]

And when you put them back, add a bit of silicon sealer to the copper washer.  A bit belt and braces but it makes sure you don't have any leaks.

(I know copper washers should be annealed to soften them before use, and I've never had a leak on the Tiger or 'Bird, but one leg on the Yam was a B*****d to seal. That's when the purist engineer in me gave over to a "modern" solution :? ).