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Gen 2 Fork Disassembly - Advice required
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<blockquote data-quote="RZ350" data-source="post: 1433776" data-attributes="member: 13475"><p>Just trying to recall what I did a couple years ago when rebuilding my forks with new bushings. I did <u>not</u> make a special socket, I know that for sure. I think I got lucky and the bottom screws broke loose and came out without much struggle. During reassembly, I believe I used a PVC pipe or something similar to grab the very corners of the hex to keep it from turning. Some specialty plumbing sockets are made this way, but have a more defined hex molded in them. It doesn't take much to hold it while achieving the specified torque on the bottom screw because there is also friction helping you out too between the mating surfaces. Next time, i probably won't get so lucky. LOL</p><p></p><p>FYI - You can also make whatever size light-duty sockets you want quite simply from the proper sized thin-wall tube. Think about the cheap spark plug wrenches that come in the OEM tools kits normally... the end of a tube is just formed into a hex shape. The tube can be whatever length you need.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RZ350, post: 1433776, member: 13475"] Just trying to recall what I did a couple years ago when rebuilding my forks with new bushings. I did [U]not[/U] make a special socket, I know that for sure. I think I got lucky and the bottom screws broke loose and came out without much struggle. During reassembly, I believe I used a PVC pipe or something similar to grab the very corners of the hex to keep it from turning. Some specialty plumbing sockets are made this way, but have a more defined hex molded in them. It doesn't take much to hold it while achieving the specified torque on the bottom screw because there is also friction helping you out too between the mating surfaces. Next time, i probably won't get so lucky. LOL FYI - You can also make whatever size light-duty sockets you want quite simply from the proper sized thin-wall tube. Think about the cheap spark plug wrenches that come in the OEM tools kits normally... the end of a tube is just formed into a hex shape. The tube can be whatever length you need. [/QUOTE]
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