crashmymax
Well-Known Member
My right fork is leaking oil out the damper rod bolt. I compressed the forks all the way and damper rod still spins and i cannot tighten the bolt. Is there a trick to this? forks are on the bike.
+1, they are super handy for working on your bikes or anything else. I've got a Bocsh 18 volt 3/8 about 70 ft lbs of torque.Was $200 when I bought it including a 1/2 drill and quick charger.A 3/8 air or electric impact work great if you can get your hands on one.
Do yourself a favor & drain it & refill it so you know what you have in there.Thanks again guys for the advice. I went with a 3/8 butterfly air ratchet its nice and compact and it tightened that stupid bolt in a second. wasted a good hour messing with it today :bang head: Now what will be the easiest way to determine how much fluid is left in the tube? It leaked a fair amount of oil.
Im having issues removing the damper rod bolt. I removed the top cap with a 17mm Allen, drained the oil and just like Seans video, burped the damper rod bolt with a dewalt electric impact while pulling down on the lower fork tube.. The bolt turns, but doesn't drop out of the bottom.:bang head:
The manual says to use locktite to install this damper rod bolt. Is that what's causing the damper rod to spin?
I'm feeling especially defeated since Seans Daughter pulled this off, but I cant.. :biglaugh:
The older style forks have a tool to hold the damper from the inside. The tool fits on a long 3/8 drive extention. You could make one from a bolt or maybe a piece of threaded rod with a bolt or nut welded to it. 24 mm is the size. Usually I don't need it and an impact gun takes it right off, but nice to have.
Steve
sometime in '03 (i was unlucky) then went from a 12 point damper rod to a circular one. so some newer forks can use the same method (with a bigger nut) and i believe danny had made a tool at on epoint.
I'm not following you gamorg02.. Are you talking about the tool to hold the damper rod? Does my 85 need the 24mm nut on a extension?
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