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I've got a frame with yokes and forks attached.

I want to remove the forks and yokes as a set, without taking it all
apart. Removing the top yoke is easy, but how on earth do I get the
bottom one off? Does it involve a lot of walloping?

I also need to remove the ignition barrel, which is attached to the top
yoke with some fearsome shear bolts by the look of it. Any tips?

TIA.

 

ogden says...

Take the top yoke off, then undo everything underneath it that has a
screw thread on it. Seriously, you'll find a large nut with cut-outs in
the outer circumference under the top yoke, undo that and the whole lot
will come away.

 

ogden wrote

I believe so. Others with a clue may have different suggestions.

Ask your local scrote.

 

Once you have the top yoke off undo the nut under it at the top of the
bearings. Forks will fall out.

 

You can leave your compendium of hammers in the drawer for this one.

 

Use a slim wood chisel to make screw slots in the 'heads' of the shear
bolts. The slots don't need to be too deep as the bolts will easily
unscrew.

That was the method I used on bangers to remove steering barrels and,
incidentally, it also worked fine on darsy's ZX7 thing.

 

OK, there's a round nut with four cutouts in it under the top yoke. Not
something I can just wave a spanner at - does it need a special tool or
something, or am I missing something obvious?

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Cheers. Now I just need to buy a chisel...

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Sir needs a castle socket, sir does. Or summat.
The Honda version is >£50

A C-spanner will do, but if you're not planning to use it again, a
drift anna big amma will suffice.
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Ah, right. That makes sense. Just need to work out what size, a quick
google turns them up at around 35-40 quid a pop depending on size.

What, and pass up an opportunity to but a tool I'll probably never use
again? NEVER!

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ogden says...

Hein Gericke do an adjustable C spanner. The one I have works a treat on
shock absorbers and head race nuts. It costs about 12 quid.

 

That sounds much more reasonable. Might swing by there tomorrow for a
gander.

Ta.

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just drift it off with an old screwdriver and a hammer.. it's not like
you'll need to put the bike back together again.

 

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EUREKA!

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You need to drift it out with any old bit of steel lying around if
you're breaking it for spares but a piece of softer material such as
copper or aluminium is your best friend if you don't want to damage
anything.

 

Or a small flat-head screwdriver. One gentle tap and it came loose, one
wiggle and the whole lot dropped out, along with the headraces. Job's a
good'un.

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Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, ogden

Depends. If you want to put it back together you'll need a C spanner. If
you just want to strip it, use a punch and 'it it wivva 'ammer.

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