Fork-bottom bolt and sealing washer?

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Oct 8, 2012
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Location
Surrey, BC, Canada
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2004 ST1300
In preparation for replacing the fork seals, I was looking through the service manual and noticed something that didn't seem to match my bike (2004 ST1300). The service manual shows a bolt and sealing washer at the bottom of the fork slider (see sketch).

ForkSketch.png

But my bike doesn't have that (see photo).

ForkBottom.JPG

Is that just a difference between years?
 

Kevin_56

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Hard to tell from your picture, but do you have the Front Axle removed? If not, you will not be able to see the bolt in question. Both of my 2003 FRONT forks had that bolt and washer. Only way to disassemble the front forks completely is to remove that bolt from the fork, once the fork is removed from the triple trees.
 
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