JESUS HELP ME - Fork Seals

speedy(delboy) · Post by **speedy(delboy)** » Jul 15th, '04, 20:35

Attached are 3 pics of the forks from my CB400 Project Big 1, one fork is done and polished and also a pic of a seal which just will not come out.

Anyone any ideas how to get it out.

Have tried everything humanly possible, from heating, blow torch, washing up liquid, bar through the bottom of the fork etc etc

age · Post by **age** » Jul 15th, '04, 21:19

make it a mono fork

age · Post by **age** » Jul 15th, '04, 21:20

or just wheelie every where

chris_1127 · Post by **chris_1127** » Jul 16th, '04, 08:51

can you get the stantion out with the seal in place? me gs had a funny hex key that slid down the inside of the tube to unscrew the stantion from the lower fork. if you can get the stantion out you could then use a large screwdriver and a hammer to "persuade" it out.

speedy(delboy) · Post by **speedy(delboy)** » Jul 16th, '04, 11:08

Well, i eventually got it out, WITH A FLIPPIN HAMMER AND SCREWDRIVER AND DESTROYED THE SEAL BIT BY BIT, not damage to the slidder either

Here is the end result:

Thanks Yall

chris_1127 · Post by **chris_1127** » Jul 16th, '04, 11:43

lol if in doubt - hit it with a hammer!!

if that don't work, your hammer aint big enough!!
Good job on the polishing - [bar steward] of a job isnt it? de-anodised my complete frame, forks and swinger and polished the lot, never again!!

speedy(delboy) · Post by **speedy(delboy)** » Jul 16th, '04, 12:42

de-anodised my complete frame, forks and swinger and polished the lot, never again!!

In the middle of that now, swing arm is the last thing to now do, must admit thou, looks the dogs boolloocks.

chris_1127 · Post by **chris_1127** » Jul 16th, '04, 13:27

i'm dreading the winter with all that salt and all the bare ally

but as you say it does look shit hot nice and shiny. can see why they say that goggles are essential though - never mind flying bits polishing dust is a [censored] to wash off and looks just like eye liner round yer eyes...

Grumpy Git · Post by **Grumpy Git** » Aug 4th, '04, 10:32

honda fittied similar forks for some time, my CM ones very similar. Normal way to remove seals for future referance is to secure bottom of forkleg in a vice and use slider as a slide hammer to knock it out, heat can be useful at this point and it may take some time but it will get old seals out. Took some time on my CM cos it had been standing soooo long.

Also have to check for wear on slider bush on this kind of fork, they often need replacing when the seal does even if they look in good condition.