fork leg etc.

[Mike Anderson]

Hi RCRN,
 
I tried responding to the message you sent me regarding separating the nut from the lower fork leg. Your message box is full and would not let me reply. To unscrew the nut from the lower fork leg you need a strap wrench. Either with a belt webbing or a chain. If you do not have one they can be borrowed or rented from your local parts store. Auto Zone, Advance Auto etc. Good luck
Later Mike

[ziggy stardust]

This works because you can hold the tube while you tap the secured clip to unscrew the tube nut. It shouldn't mark the nut if it's tight enough but in the shown position in the photo the rubber gator covers it anyway.



Z

[Steve S.]

I have used Ziggy's method many times over and it works like a charm.  The only thing I do diferently is I wrap with a piece of old inner tube first.  Try it.

[Bikenstein]

Why not use a Stillson wrench?

[ziggy stardust]

Good idea Steve, I didn't bother for the photo as I was having the nuts re chromed anyway but on removal of the clip there was little to no marks.

Not sure about stillsons Bikestein? I'd go for hammer and chisel.

Z

[rcrn]

Well .ILL tell you what work for me. Put leg in vise at bottom to hold leg. take a bottle torch heat up  the seal holder, make sure it gets real warm all the way around, then take pice of leather put on jaws of wide channel locks an it truns very easy no marks

[Bikenstein]

I'd use an acetylene torch.

[ziggy stardust]

Anyone tried Nitro?

Z

[moonpup]

As a wise man once said...

Walk softly & carry a big Stillson!

[Bikenstein]

C'est la vie   A little heat and any proper sized wrench will work if you use protection and discretion. Though I wouldn't recommend anything but a strap wrench to someone inexperienced. Maybe a heat gun or wife's hair dryer (good source of controllable heat when assembling tight fits). I really wouldn't recommend heatin a fork leg even though I would probably do it.

[Bikenstein]

As a wise man once said...

Walk softly & carry a big Stillson!

 My aluminum 36" has a 2 foot extension welded on it. I have used a 5 foot cheater bar with it. (my favorite tool for replacin lawn mower blades)

[reed]

On the fork legs most of the ideas will work well, but i remember Mike Anderson and myself we were working on a fork leg that would not
Come apart and we had to use heat and a chain strap to remove the outer tube nut,but i did use tape on the outer tube so we did not
Mark it,that was the hardest one to-date...
Thanks.
Steve.
 

[Mike Anderson]

Hey Steve,
Hopefully this post will help the guy's trying to take the fork legs apart. By the way I purchased another GTR last nite from a guy in Ohio, that with the GTO and other GTR and parts I got a couple weeks ago has put me on bike overload. I think maybe I will sell my nice original TMX with title. What do you think it is worth? Hate to put it on ebay for sale, would rather sell to someone from the site. Let me know what you think. Hope you didn't get too much wind and snow.
Thanks Mike