10-09-2023, 02:31 AM
Fair enough, thank you for the replies. There's a reputable fella close by me that I was going to call. I've never rebuilt forks and though I know it's rather simple, I want to offload some of that burden onto a professional, especially when it comes to inspecting them for safety and possibly stratening them. I've done head bearings before and really like how the roller bearings felt on my old '82 Yamaha, but that thing had shot ball bearings so literally anything was better.
I'll give that guy a call and see what he thinks about taking a look at them and possibly straightening them out.
And as for the bent forks causing the seal to go, from what I've read and been told by others, depending on how badly it's bent, they can be sliding in the lowers at an angle causing premature wear. But I'm not well versed in forks enough to know all the inner workings. Most I've done is cha he oil.
I'll give that guy a call and see what he thinks about taking a look at them and possibly straightening them out.
And as for the bent forks causing the seal to go, from what I've read and been told by others, depending on how badly it's bent, they can be sliding in the lowers at an angle causing premature wear. But I'm not well versed in forks enough to know all the inner workings. Most I've done is cha he oil.