Chaharly Posted March 25, 2015 #1 Posted March 25, 2015 Hey guys, I was wondering if any of you have put the fork seals on the lower fork tubes and then slid it onto the uppers. In randolph I have few options for getting pvc piping and that sort of thing and I've read you can install the seals on the lowers, you just have to be patient and very careful. Have any of you guys done this with any success?
MiCarl Posted March 25, 2015 #2 Posted March 25, 2015 You won't be able to do that. The bushing on the upper tube won't fit through the bushing on the lower tube. You have to put the bushing and seal in the lower tube after the upper tube is inserted. There are some forks where what you describe might be possible (some of the XJs come to mind) but not on a Venture fork.
Chaharly Posted March 25, 2015 Author #3 Posted March 25, 2015 Thanks MiCarl! I'm just trying to decide how best to drive the new seals on. Any ideas?
MiCarl Posted March 25, 2015 #4 Posted March 25, 2015 I'm wondering where randolph is that there isn't PVC pipe?
BlueSky Posted March 25, 2015 #5 Posted March 25, 2015 I was curious too so I googled it. Yep, looks like it's about 40 miles to Sioux city, the closest city. I lived in Auburn, Nebraska working at the Cooper Nuclear plant for a about a year and a half. I liked working there but I had to drive 1 1/2 hours to Omaha on the weekends to find some good bars! Not much but corn fields around the little town of Auburn.
MiCarl Posted March 25, 2015 #6 Posted March 25, 2015 ......at any rate, you need something to go around the fork tube but with an OD small enough to get inside the lip of the lower tube. There are specialty tools for this but they're expensive for a one time use and probably harder to find in Randolph than PVC pipe.
Eck Posted March 25, 2015 #7 Posted March 25, 2015 This thread has been moved from the watering hole to the 1st generation Venture talk section.
Chaharly Posted March 25, 2015 Author #8 Posted March 25, 2015 This thread has been moved from the watering hole to the 1st generation Venture talk section. Sorry for posting in the watering hole Eck, I only did it to get a quicker response!
Brenner Posted March 25, 2015 #9 Posted March 25, 2015 Chaharly I PM'd you in regards to your request.
gscbertrand Posted March 25, 2015 #10 Posted March 25, 2015 I have used the old seal on top of the new one. I have a small brass punch that I tap the seal and bushing together into the tube. Be careful to not hit the inner tube where you tap the end of punch.
Eck Posted March 26, 2015 #11 Posted March 26, 2015 Sorry for posting in the watering hole Eck, I only did it to get a quicker response! No biggie Chaharly.. We are constantly trying to ensure all threads are in their correct forum section on the site. Ride safe! Eck
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