fork rebuild

TRX-er · Post by **TRX-er** » Sat Mar 07, 2009 9:10 pm

hello, trx-ers
does any of you have the damper rod holder(90890-01388)??
i used a piece of wood to hold the damper but when i'll get to assembly i'll need that tool...

steve speed · Post by **steve speed** » Tue Mar 10, 2009 8:58 pm

i use an air impact wrench , but sometimes you need a bit of heat as well

DOBBO · Post by **DOBBO** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 12:19 pm

I made one up by welding a bolt to a piece of 3/8 round bar like a large tee bar. If you are interested Ill dig it out and measure it up.

TRX-er · Post by **TRX-er** » Sun Mar 15, 2009 7:45 pm

thanks! i made it by welding a bolt to a long t-bar

Overlord Neil · Post by **Overlord Neil** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 7:52 am

TRX-er, did you manage to rebuild your forks ok? I'm contemplating stripping mine down as an interim before I eventually replace the whole front end, read through the service manual and saw 'special tools'... One of them is a massive extension which seems like a simple fix to jury rig something but the other end looks like a nut blank with a small hole drilled one side and a 3/8 socket cup the other? Is there a Heath Robinson/Redneck/Bogan alternative?

As usual my problem is needing to get any work done over a weekend as I use the bike all week to commute, so I can't take it apart to have a look... well I can but that would mean even more garage time which my better half will have a dim view of!

Rubes · Post by **Rubes** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 1:10 pm

I used a wooden broomhandle and an electric impact screwdriver. Worked fine.

dandywarhol · Post by **dandywarhol** » Thu Oct 13, 2016 5:42 pm

Electric impact gun is all that's needed. I do mine with the forks in situ

Overlord Neil · Post by **Overlord Neil** » Fri Oct 14, 2016 6:23 am

Thanks guys, I suspected the 'special tools' were nice to have. I'm guessing the function of the tool is to stop it rotating whilst you under the bolt/nut the other end, but an impact wrench shocks it loose before it has time to think about spinning?

Tarwetijger · Post by **Tarwetijger** » Fri Oct 14, 2016 9:29 am

Overlord Neil wrote:Thanks guys, I suspected the 'special tools' were nice to have. I'm guessing the function of the tool is to stop it rotating whilst you under the bolt/nut the other end, but an impact wrench shocks it loose before it has time to think about spinning?

Exactly.

Rubes wrote: I used a wooden broomhandle and an electric impact screwdriver. Worked fine.

Me too. But now the misses starts complaining why the *** the broom has such a short handle

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