You guys are awesome! Thanks for your help!
Mike
On Sep 17, 1:42 pm, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote:
> I can make it a bit easier. Loosen the caps on the top of the forks while
> they are still on the bike before you loosen the clamp bolts that hold the
> forks. DON'T REMOVE THE CAPS YET. Remove the wheel, fender, etc. Complete the
> front end disassembly. Remove the Allen bolt in the bottom of the fork leg.
> You should use a hammer impact tool for this. Remove dust seal and C clip.
> Clamp fork bottom in a large vise and pull tube sharply upward. The tube will
> (should) come out carrying the syntalic bushing and defective seal with it.
> Now remove the caps and flush and clean all parts. Drive new seal down with a
> piece of PVC tubing (ID=tube, OD=less than bottom ID) Reinstall caps on tubes
> and place in bottoms, reinstall Allen bolts. Assemble front end and refill
> tubes with oil. 423cc right side, 429cc left side.
> --- On Thu, 9/17/09, Mike <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> From: Mike <[email protected]>
> Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: forks
> To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]>
> Date: Thursday, September 17, 2009, 7:45 AM
>
> 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
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