I got the fork oil I ordered this morning.
I can now think about re-building the forks as I've now got everything I need. I bought the seal set, the stainless bolts for the clamp and the damper screws a few weeks back so I'm all ready to go.
The brake calipers may take a bit longer. I've bought a tool for pulling the pistons from the caliper body but haven't worked out how to use it properly yet. Maybe there's a knack to it but I just can't get the pistons to budge. This is another instance where hind-sight has twenty-twenty vision! Had I thought about replacing the cylinders before beginning to dismantle them I'd have connected them up to the brake lever and pumped the pistons out of the body a bit first.
I may have to resort to that but will try using air from a foot-pump first.
Just hoping for some warmer weather to get all this done!
I can now think about re-building the forks as I've now got everything I need. I bought the seal set, the stainless bolts for the clamp and the damper screws a few weeks back so I'm all ready to go.
The brake calipers may take a bit longer. I've bought a tool for pulling the pistons from the caliper body but haven't worked out how to use it properly yet. Maybe there's a knack to it but I just can't get the pistons to budge. This is another instance where hind-sight has twenty-twenty vision! Had I thought about replacing the cylinders before beginning to dismantle them I'd have connected them up to the brake lever and pumped the pistons out of the body a bit first.
I may have to resort to that but will try using air from a foot-pump first.
Just hoping for some warmer weather to get all this done!
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