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26-04-20, 11:46 AM
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Re: Advice on front fork springs
It’s fine. I will use masking tape to protect fork. Should have mentioned I want to paint the bottom fork. Got the damper rods out and now soaking in degrease.
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26-04-20, 04:27 PM
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Re: Advice on front fork springs
Happy with how these turned out
 This was the colour of old fork fluid 
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26-04-20, 07:10 PM
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A seal driver of the correct size (see the smile of the day thread). Or you can use plastic pipe and u-clamps to make your own. Whichever you use, drive the top bush using the washer placed on top to get it pushed home without damaging it.
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27-04-20, 08:26 AM
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Re: Advice on front fork springs
Looking good pedro. Safe to say the oil was due
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27-04-20, 11:42 AM
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Re: Advice on front fork springs
Cheers guys.
Managed to get the damper rods welded up 
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29-04-20, 05:00 PM
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Re: Advice on front fork springs
That's her back together. Obviously I can't road test just now but even the basic push down rebound is night and day to what it was. Can't wait to give her a try.
Big thanks to everyone for their input and help. In the end I went for proper weld on the rebound holes, 8.5 progressive springs and Silkolene RSF 7.5 oil. 
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29-04-20, 05:14 PM
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Re: Advice on front fork springs
Proper bike. Not one of those newfangled square things.
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29-04-20, 05:27 PM
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Re: Advice on front fork springs
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Last edited by pedro3178; 29-04-20 at 05:29 PM. |
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29-04-20, 07:02 PM
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Re: Advice on front fork springs
now for some suspension wisdom.
to check that everything has gone well and things are correct. take the bike off the stands and push down on the front end as hard as you can and let it pop back up. you want the dampening to let the pop come up and stop at rest or just a slight 3-5mm overshoot ten down again. there should be no pogo effect. weld done 
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29-04-20, 07:56 PM
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Just tried this out. 100% no pogo effect now  Weld done , I liked that one! |
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