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    Don't ever trust the PO.. or their mechanic, 82 850GL fork upgrade/repair

    So as planned...kind of... got everything to change out the fork seals and switch to sonic springs. Then as I started taking things apart, I found the valve broken, retainer rusted in place, bad wheel bearings and a left over gremlin from WWII.... yada yada yada. PO had a receipt from a metric mechanic place of business in the Tampa, FL area, for..... $600 fork tune up. He got robbed, nothing was done to the forks, seals were rotted and cracked, valves were broken, oil was from 1988...etc. So I am going to have to post a few entries to get all the pics, the black oil was like molasses when it came out. I had to cut it with mineral spirits to get it to even flow. I found the source of my diving 6 inches at every stop sign. The fix you ask? I had some left over socket cap bolts from a carb rebuild, there were thread left where the schrader screwed in and I tapped it out a little and voila! Temp fix until new valve arrives. Back to POS mechanic and his shady place of business. I will give them credit, they can sync carbs and did a really good job on the electrical....the mechanical ... dudes you guys suck....plain and simple. It is my understanding one of the mechanics is a member on here, I really don't like calling people out, but you ripped ol' boy off...which in turn could have put me in danger while riding. pics to follow. On a good note, the combo of new Hagon shocks and sonic springs .... I am now riding like a caddy. WHOOO HOOOO!!
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    Last edited by Guest; 05-19-2017, 09:30 PM.

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    Fork Oil... he must have used crude oil

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    bad fork oil, had to cut it with mineral spirits to get it out lol
    Last edited by Guest; 05-19-2017, 09:28 PM.

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      #3
      Here are the new springs next to the old... you can see my fix for the valve on the mat022.jpg

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        #4
        That's bad.....
        I'd love to find new caps that were w/o the air valve...

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          #5
          You know that you can post links to up to ten pictures per post?

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