I should have been a bit more specific... you clamp the fork lowers in a vise at the thick boss at the bottom (around the axle mounts) never along the hollow section. Before removing the fork legs from the bike, loosen the clamps a bit and twist the fork tubes in their clamps. They should rotate smoothly without binding and the fork bottoms should stay fixed in one place and not wave around as you twist them. If they do... they're bent. When you get it back together. I'll give you set up instructions for the front end. Kinda' long and involved but makes for a safer, better handling bike.
--- 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, 5:40 PM 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 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
