Sealey Ms016 Fork Seal Driver

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However, in the age of big-box hardware stores, there are definitely opportunities to make your own specialty tool and save yourself some major cash. Loosen top yoke pinch bolts – Keeping the lower yoke bolts done up – This allows you to easily undo the top cap on the forks. On UD forks the fork stanchion itself has the aluminium wheel thingy (technical term) at the bottom ... so you cannot just slip over a full seal or pipe. The seal will start to make a distinct ‘metal tap’ sound as it seats against the metal of the fork upper.

To drive the seal down I use a cut down plastic drain pipe as a slide hammer. Get a plastic drain pipe at least maybe three times the width of a hand, ideally more. At this point it is important to note / write down how each part fits together – As you will be cleaning them all later on. Fork Oil Level Setting Tool Setting the fluid level in front forks accurately is critical to the safe handling of your bike and this tool makes it a piece of cake. It will feel as if it is catching on something and is unnerving at first – But this is simply the internal bushes/washer hitting the fork seal. Each fork type needs certain settings of the damping, oil, etc done. Eg: Some forks (Kayaba) require you to loosen off the damper before tightening the top cap.Ideally you’ll have used a section with a properly flat bottom, in which case you should be able to just drive straight down with a ‘slide hammer’ action (read wanking ), if it’s not properly flat at the bottom, you’ll need to keep turning the fork after each drive to ensure it stays evenly pushed down. Gaffa tape is like "the force" - it has a light side, a dark side, and it holds the universe together. Remove forks from yokes and loosen the top cap on the forks – Do not actually remove the top cap at this point. I am sure I am missing something really obvious here and that you will point it out and I will go "doh" ... so let the "silky is a muppet" comments begin Make sure that it is slightly less than half of one side (obviously) so that you can easily put it around the fork leg.

Laser Fork Oil Level Setting Tool Setting the fluid level in front forks accurately is critical to the safe handling of your bike and this tool makes it a piece of cake. Not all upper and lower fork slider tubes are the same diameter, so this is going to take some patience on your part when in your local hardware store. If you can’t find something off the shelf like I did with the PVC coupler above, there is an alternative. Although I did this on a set of Kayaba UD Forks from a Yamaha WR400 ... I figure the basic principles will work on any fork.It did take a proper tug (oooer missus) ... thats why I mentiond to "not be afraid to give it some abuse" (or words to that effect). Clean forks thoroughly before taking forks apart – This makes it easier to stop mud and grit getting into the fork internals when they are apart.

Our experience is that the syringes with this product don't last forever with the interaction with suspension fluid and we would advise you to clean it out thoroughly after use. The syringe can be exchanged for a vacuum brake bleeding tool. The syringes on the professional version last much longer, so if you are stripping a lot of forks it is a better buy. As you will see in the video – the total time spent actually driving the seal into place is no more than 2 minutes. (Studying the video again and it is actually under 1min 30 seconds per seal) Reassemble fork spring, damper rod and top cap / Refill fork with new oil as per instructions in your manual. I have made a small video showing the 'hard bit' ... driving the new fork seal into place ... which shows how easy it is using home made tools.First, buy a section of thin walled pipe that is slightly larger than the diameter your need. Next, cut it in half/down the middle (top to bottom in the picture above) – the result should be two C shaped sections. Finally, clam shell them around your upper fork slider and secure them in place with a hose clamp. The hose clamp should be on the end of the fork seal driver furthest from the seal being driven – this will keep it out of the way as you are driving the seal into place.