Such a good feeling to bust down the first fork for overhaul. Thanks for all the tips which I read and U tube links. I was nervous about removing that little bolt in the bottom of the lower leg.
I used a longer L shaped Allen wrench to remove the bolt. Clamped the leg in the vise. Pulled the dust seal and the underlying seal retainer clip.
Then I put a quarter inch deep socket with a six inch extension on the short arm of the Allen wrench to use as a handle. Like on the u tube video, inserted the long end of the hex into the socket head cap bolt. The deep socket and extension make for great leverage, that with a quick snap, it broke loose immediately. No slipping of the tool out of the fastener and complete control can be maintained. It made a nice crisp cracking sound as it let go. The smell of napalm, I mean the sound of victory
In the quiet of an evening in the garage. So Murphy, eat sheete and die.
Afterwards, the whole mechanism turned, so used a broom stick handle stuffed into the assembly to prevent further rotation, and allowed full removal of the bolt.
Ok, back to the skunkworks. This bike project is a hoot since I quit weeping over it several months ago. I've never worked on an onion this big.
I used a longer L shaped Allen wrench to remove the bolt. Clamped the leg in the vise. Pulled the dust seal and the underlying seal retainer clip.
Then I put a quarter inch deep socket with a six inch extension on the short arm of the Allen wrench to use as a handle. Like on the u tube video, inserted the long end of the hex into the socket head cap bolt. The deep socket and extension make for great leverage, that with a quick snap, it broke loose immediately. No slipping of the tool out of the fastener and complete control can be maintained. It made a nice crisp cracking sound as it let go. The smell of napalm, I mean the sound of victory
In the quiet of an evening in the garage. So Murphy, eat sheete and die.
Afterwards, the whole mechanism turned, so used a broom stick handle stuffed into the assembly to prevent further rotation, and allowed full removal of the bolt.
Ok, back to the skunkworks. This bike project is a hoot since I quit weeping over it several months ago. I've never worked on an onion this big.