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