It took two screw drivers and Bob's help to get my rusty old snap rings out. One came out in pieces. The pliers that would work best are the 90 degree angled ones. HotrodMamma.
----- Original Message ----- From: "NytWing" <[email protected]> To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 17, 2009 6:52 AM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: forks I tried it with my 84 650. As Dennis said, you'll need some special tools. You'll need a piece of PVC just slightly larger than the diameter of the tube to drive the seal down into place. Also a special pair of pliers to grab the snap ring under the dust cap to get the old seal out. My buddy and I tried it and I ended up taking my tube to my local shop to have it done. We couldn't get the snap ring out as I didn't have the right pliers... On Sep 17, 6:45 am, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, I have the manual and have read the pages. Thanks! I am a > little intimidated by the process. If several non-pro mechanics have > done it without problem, then maybe I will try it. > Thanks > > Mike > > On Sep 16, 11:26 pm, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Do you have the OEM shop manual ? Do you want the relevant pages ? > > Not a hard job, Some special tools required. > > > --- On Wed, 9/16/09, Mike Prince <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Mike Prince <[email protected]> > > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] forks > > To: [email protected] > > Date: Wednesday, September 16, 2009, 9:26 PM > > > I have been restoring my 84 700S for the past two years. I am almost > > finished with it. It rides great and I love it. I was thinking about > > rebuilding the front forks. I have never done that before. Have any of > > you personally done this task? How hard was it and were you satisfied > > with the results? Any tips? > > Mike- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
