That was fun.

Fork seals.

Is there any job that's smellier, messier, or more infuriating?

I don't want to have to do it, if there is.

Set about cannibalising both sets of forks for the Wing.

I needed the spare sliders on the original stanchions,but I'd already
transplanted the anti-dive, so they had to be swapped back, and then
one of the O-rings[1] split, so I needed to fish one back out of the
bin.

Why does one leg need 372cc and the other needs 377cc?

Why did one anti-dive only decide to leak *after* I'd put the spring
and fork cap back in?

Why did I take it off without releasing the pressure first?

I think this T-shirt is ready for the bin.

This had better work, or I'm torching the bastard.

[1] O-ring recess in he anti-dive plate is, appropriately,
pear-shaped. So, why is the O-ring round? how the flying wotsits am I
supposed to fit a circular O-ring into a pear shaped groove, when it
appears to be 3mm too long to boot. Bloody thing.

 

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

The clue, young Padawan, is in the name.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest"

I have already made the greatest contribution to the fight against climate
change that I can make: I have decided not to breed. Now quit bugging me and
go and talk to the Catholics.

 

AOL. Used fork oil is one of the foulest smelling substances known to
man.

 

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

Now, *there's* a man that's never stayed in the Onchan Scout Hut with a
bunch of UKRMers.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest"

I have already made the greatest contribution to the fight against climate
change that I can make: I have decided not to breed. Now quit bugging me and
go and talk to the Catholics.

 

He did say "one of...."

 

Gearboxes

 

When I joined the army in the '70's I worked on Chieftain tanks.
During initial training, when describing the different oils that go in
different bits, I was told "You'll always know a gearbox oil. It
smells like horse piss thats been left in the sun for a month!" For
some reason, I've never doubted it.

 

I can vouch for messier, after the 'quick and dirty' method of
hydraulic seal removal described on the link below, rather than
stripping the stanchion out of the fork leg.

http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/tech/replace_fork_seals/index.html

It's quick, but it's def. messy ...

Paul.

 

You get used to the smell of hypoid. I was paired with the diff bloke,
and latterly the automatic transmission bloke during my
apprenticeship. ATF doesn't stink like hypoid oil.

Paul.

 

Personally, I don't go sticking my nose into old forks.

So to speak ..

Paul.

 

As bad as ep90?

 

Why isn't there a drain point at the bottom & a fill point at the top ffs?

http://www.motorcyclecruiser.com/tech/replace_fork_seals/index.html

It's quick, but it's def. messy ...

Paul.

 

Is that what they use in fire sprinkler systems so they don't rust out?

 

There is, but there's no real point renewing the oil until the seal's
U/S and needs replacing, then you should do both (i.e. renew seal and
change oil).

There's a drain screw at the bottom, and you pull the fork top out to
refill.

Paul.

 

BCF 1211

HTH

Paul.

 

It's horrid smelling stuff.

 

Head races.

 

Head races? Is that like a kind oof Troll dribbling exercise, or do
they just kick the head as far as it will go? I can see that it could
get messy, though.

 

Sewer cleaner in Accra, Ghana. They have open sewers / rivers of shit
which need helping along with a shovel.