Originally: http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/p...nespics037.jpg Wrecked: http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/p.../wrecked-1.jpg New Wheel/Forks: http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/p...ecatewheel.jpg Fender Before: http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/p...nderbefore.jpg Fender half-way: http://i396.photobucket.com/albums/p...nderstage2.jpg More to come...
Looks good man.. The forks look 100% better. What did you use to break the allen loose on the bottom of your forks when you replaced the fork tubes?
I somehow ended up with a lot of 4' sticks of 1/2" all-thread from work. I just double nutted one end, and used a vise-grip on the other. Also had to vise-grip the allen wrench in order to get enough leverage on it. They came loose pretty easy once broken free. If anyone wants a few sticks of that all-thread, I'd be glad to give it away. hehe.
I want a stick of it. Let me know what shipping is to provo Utah and what you want for it. I need to rebuilt almost all my forks. Looks good nice, oem plastics. How did it get wrecked?
what was the process you used for the plastics please,ride looks nice indeed, great job!
Well, I'm trying to get the forks taken apart and cant. All I have is a allen wrench and its doing nothing. I'm going to have to find a 8mm allen 1/2" socket for the impact to do it lickety split like. The oil that came out of the forks (what little there was) looked like mud. I do have the Kawasaki tool to hold the inside of the fork to keep it from spinning. Oh.. I need to get a vise too.
eyece: I'll figure out how much it will cost and get back to you. Not sure if you'll be saving any money though. I think just about any hardware store should have it. Our local Lowes has 3' sticks for $8. I popped the clutch a little too quick on pavement. Began a wheelie that I wasn't able to pull out of in time. Ran into the brick wall of the house. hehe. mud: A pneumatic orbital sander + Dremel for the tight corners. I started with 36 grit then 80 for the halfway pic. I plan on using 200 and then ~500 before I wetsand and polish. We'll see how it turns out. dcreel: That's about how the tubes I used looked like. I got some help from my dad. We clamped the tube into a vise-grip, I got the all-thread, and he used the allen. It broke free after a brief struggle. lol.
I do have a question for anyone who's rebuilt 85 tecate forks. How much oil do you put in? I used the 259 mL or whatever the manual says. But it also says to fill it to 18 cm below the tops of the tubes. What do you do?
I believe I put 255 cc's of Bel-Ray 15 weight oil in mine! Haven't had a problem.....
