Thread: I have a new Project

Forks at the Hard Chroming shop, seals arrived last Friday so will put them back together when they are finished, assuming I'm able to pick them up without being fines, might be safer to have them posted.

Forks are back with a slight hiccup, seems another bloke was picking his forks up too and I got his rather than mine, thankfully he live close by and he picked mine up and we exchanged them at a halfway point.

They did a cracker of a job on them and at $350 it's well priced too, I would recommend A1 Hard Chrome in Lidcombe.

IMG_0163.jpg

Baz.

They’ve come up well....

Forks done, cleaned new seals, new circlips Orings for the top cap and air valves, replaced two bottom studs as one was missing and as you can see one is a bit worn, I haven't replaced it yet as I will to buy a new stud remover as I can't find my old one and new bolts on both fork legs, the studs on the other leg were fine.

All the parts are OEM.
IMG_0168.jpgIMG_0164.jpgIMG_0167.jpgIMG_0165.jpg

Baz.

Originally Posted by Redback

IMG_0165.jpg

Hmm, I don't like the look of that top stud.

Originally Posted by p38arover

Hmm, I don't like the look of that top stud.

Me either, I was going to replace it when I got a new stud remover, but I managed to find a video with a way to remove the stud without using a stud remover, so about an hour ago I replaced it.

Fast forward to 3.min

YouTube

Another way is to take a correct fitting nut, cut a slot into one side and use a pair of vice grips / locking pliers on it to "squeeze" the sides together gripping the stud tightly enough to screw it out. If you are not going to reuse the stud weld a nut to it to get it out.

Or use a couple of nuts and lock them together, then unscrew the stud