Every so often, you get a stuck seal. now, there are two ways to get them out. the hard way or the easy way.
Here, we have a stuck seal. it didnt pop out when i removed the fork, so now well need to find a way to take it out.
Take your fork and place the damper rod back inside it. i included the damper rod spring, but you dont need to do this.
now place the fork back into the lower, as if you were to install it.
tighten up the damper rod using the rod bolt. i used the original spring to hold it in place as i turned, but its not necessary. it just makes it easier.
remove the spring from the fork.
fill the fork with water. as much as possible while leaving just enough room for the top cap (and enough airspace so that you can get the cap on... plan ahead)
with the cap installed, push down on the fork a million and one times with as much force as you can, with a towel underneith it to protect the bolts from bending and other mayhem. The stupider you look, the better of a job you are doing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXC8jqwgNBM
once that fails, make your life easier and find a way to wedge the fork between a hard place and a car jack, as seen in the following video i created.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny83QDlLwFM
with the cap off, proceed to clean every corner of the fork as you can get too, using a long wood stick with cloth wrapped around it to get deep inside the fork. rebuild like normal. I will make a video on rebuilding the forks once i get the lowered polished.
Heres the seal removed...
Here, we have a stuck seal. it didnt pop out when i removed the fork, so now well need to find a way to take it out.
Take your fork and place the damper rod back inside it. i included the damper rod spring, but you dont need to do this.
now place the fork back into the lower, as if you were to install it.
tighten up the damper rod using the rod bolt. i used the original spring to hold it in place as i turned, but its not necessary. it just makes it easier.
remove the spring from the fork.
fill the fork with water. as much as possible while leaving just enough room for the top cap (and enough airspace so that you can get the cap on... plan ahead)
with the cap installed, push down on the fork a million and one times with as much force as you can, with a towel underneith it to protect the bolts from bending and other mayhem. The stupider you look, the better of a job you are doing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RXC8jqwgNBM
once that fails, make your life easier and find a way to wedge the fork between a hard place and a car jack, as seen in the following video i created.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ny83QDlLwFM
with the cap off, proceed to clean every corner of the fork as you can get too, using a long wood stick with cloth wrapped around it to get deep inside the fork. rebuild like normal. I will make a video on rebuilding the forks once i get the lowered polished.
Heres the seal removed...