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Replacing fork bushings
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<blockquote data-quote="Fred W" data-source="post: 1363427" data-attributes="member: 3828"><p>OP has a gen 1. Gen 1 bushings do not wear out fast like the Gen 2s do. All of the people saying the bushings will be shot have Gen 2s. When I rebuilt my Gen 1 forks (to put in upgraded valving from GP) the bushings were still fine. This was at around 65k miles. Ive also disassembled the forks on two friends' high mile 1st Gens and the teflon on theirs was fine also. I credit the lack of wear to them having only two ( not three) bushings in each leg.</p><p></p><p>Yes you can push the seals out hydraulically, but what a mess. On a Gen 1 the bushing and seal comes out pretty easily using the normal slide hammer disassembly technique. The bushings will not get damaged like they sometimes do on 2nd Gens, and can then be inspected and reinstalled. It's actually easier to do this than to push the seal out with oil, IMO.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fred W, post: 1363427, member: 3828"] OP has a gen 1. Gen 1 bushings do not wear out fast like the Gen 2s do. All of the people saying the bushings will be shot have Gen 2s. When I rebuilt my Gen 1 forks (to put in upgraded valving from GP) the bushings were still fine. This was at around 65k miles. Ive also disassembled the forks on two friends' high mile 1st Gens and the teflon on theirs was fine also. I credit the lack of wear to them having only two ( not three) bushings in each leg. Yes you can push the seals out hydraulically, but what a mess. On a Gen 1 the bushing and seal comes out pretty easily using the normal slide hammer disassembly technique. The bushings will not get damaged like they sometimes do on 2nd Gens, and can then be inspected and reinstalled. It's actually easier to do this than to push the seal out with oil, IMO. [/QUOTE]
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