I got out to the garage this afternoon and did the finishing touches on the fork re-build. I managed to work out the order and orientation of the seals, spring clips and dust seals by googling and then finding pictures. The bit I wasn't sure about was the dust seal as I wasn't sure if the spring washer on that should be visible or beneath the seal. Once I had tapped the seals right down inside the lower leg it all became a bit more obvious. At first the seals were sitting level with the top of the fork lower but a bit of "hard" tapping got them seated correctly.
Once they were filled to the correct level (got a litre left as I had to guess how much to buy. It's difficult finding anywhere which gives a quantity for the fork oil on Harleys!) and the top nut screwed and torqued I fitted them into the yokes (more to keep them secure than anything else), I tried fitting the brake calipers and I'm sure that they are going to work together.
HD dealerships and parts catalogues all say that you have to use the correct parts for the year and model when fitting spares but as many of the parts are the same size they seem to be more interchangeable than the MoCo admits. This front end is from 4 different models and everything should go together with very little engineering needed. All I reckon will be needed to be made are spacers for the brake rotors and a wheel spindle. That's because I'm looking to do an extra wide set of yokes and the spacers are to accommodate that.
As soon as I get the caliper paint through I can get them painted. Then all I need to do is take the lot along to Area 51 to see what they can do. In the meantime I can start to measure up and order the front stainless brake lines.
Once they were filled to the correct level (got a litre left as I had to guess how much to buy. It's difficult finding anywhere which gives a quantity for the fork oil on Harleys!) and the top nut screwed and torqued I fitted them into the yokes (more to keep them secure than anything else), I tried fitting the brake calipers and I'm sure that they are going to work together.
HD dealerships and parts catalogues all say that you have to use the correct parts for the year and model when fitting spares but as many of the parts are the same size they seem to be more interchangeable than the MoCo admits. This front end is from 4 different models and everything should go together with very little engineering needed. All I reckon will be needed to be made are spacers for the brake rotors and a wheel spindle. That's because I'm looking to do an extra wide set of yokes and the spacers are to accommodate that.
As soon as I get the caliper paint through I can get them painted. Then all I need to do is take the lot along to Area 51 to see what they can do. In the meantime I can start to measure up and order the front stainless brake lines.
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