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Post by sparky on Feb 1, 2009 1:58:44 GMT
Now ive noticed some oily deposits seeping from the front fork seals on the cbx ... never changed oil seals so is this a biggish job if its going to be too much of a pain to do ill get a quote from the garage but would rather takle it myself if its not too hard
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Post by brakeline on Feb 1, 2009 6:29:06 GMT
Don't think its too hard to do, tho never done it maself. Watched ma mate doin it tho and it looked easy enuff, but then wit dae a know
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Post by ZRX Gremlin on Feb 1, 2009 9:28:27 GMT
Never done fork seals myself either but am capable of getting the forks off the bike without it falling over and from what I've seen in the manual that's probably the hardest bit. If you have a manual for the cbx just follow the destructions in there and it ought to be simple enough.
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Post by Burchy on Feb 1, 2009 9:45:33 GMT
We've done fork seals a couple of times. essentially, drop one fork leg at a time. Undo the retaining bolt in the very bottom of the leg that goes into the fork tube. Pull apart. Replace seal and reassemble. Biggest problem is when the bottom bolt doesn't undo, but just goes round and round.....
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Post by sparky on Feb 1, 2009 14:56:23 GMT
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Post by Burchy on Feb 1, 2009 17:30:47 GMT
If you have a centre stand, you should be OK. I always use a couple of house bricks under the stand, so that i get about 3 inches clearances. Even if the weight of the bike naturally falls towards the front, as soon as the wheel is out the C 0f G will move backwards and the bike will rock back onto the rear wheel, lifting the front by about 4 inches BTW these will do the job just fine Here
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Post by ZRX Gremlin on Feb 1, 2009 19:42:56 GMT
3 inches?? You bragging again burchy? Why use bricks to gain height if the rear is gonna drop to the floor when the front wheel is removed anyway. Just means the bike has further to fall should it inadvertently get knocked over. Only a minor point but it'll also mean sparky has further to lift the front wheel to get it back in which could be a PITA as he will also be juggling with spacers speedo drive and spindle at the same time.
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Post by Burchy on Feb 1, 2009 20:30:58 GMT
There's hardly any rocking moment if you don't raise it up a bit with the bricks. Just makes life a bit easier and its quite stable.
Sparky. just try it without and see. It may be that you have enough clearance just on the stand
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Post by sparky on Feb 1, 2009 22:12:24 GMT
Ive just ordered the fork seals ...£7 inc postage Yes ive got a center stand so ill try it with that on the ground and see if its ok but ill fasten a tie down under the frame to the roof of the shed just in case i built the shed roof out of very thick beams so it wont collapse on me :bricks: just need a strong fixing , maybe im going over the top thinking it will topple over but better safe than sorry
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Post by lightspeed on Feb 2, 2009 16:52:50 GMT
Bricks or boards under the centre stand gives a bit more clearance under the fender to get the wheel off (which of course is a prerequisite to taking the forks off) ;D
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Post by sparky on Feb 2, 2009 18:32:53 GMT
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Post by ZRX Gremlin on Feb 2, 2009 20:21:06 GMT
According to all the Haynes Manuals: So. . . . All you need to do is practice swearing in reverse, regurgitating tea into your mug and unsmoking your tabs and you'll be fine
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Post by Burchy on Feb 2, 2009 21:49:20 GMT
:agreed: That's what i always have to do
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Post by KES on Feb 2, 2009 21:50:32 GMT
We've done fork seals a couple of times. essentially, drop one fork leg at a time. Undo the retaining bolt in the very bottom of the leg that goes into the fork tube. Pull apart. Replace seal and reassemble. Biggest problem is when the bottom bolt doesn't undo, but just goes round and round..... Use a drill on hammer.
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Post by sparky on Feb 3, 2009 17:14:46 GMT
:teaspit: My tea always goes cold cos im usually swearing at something or other ...you know theres always one pesky bolt that wont come out or someone has rounded the nut off All seems to work out in the end though but i must try and keep my cool a bit more cos the hammers are easily to hand now on a rack Plenty of tab breaks whilst scratching my head :mut: The best thing about it all though is knowing yourve saved a packet doing it all yourself and learnt a bit more too , even if your blood pressure has suffered for it
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