Unable to separate fork!

[yank]

Did you still hgave the seals and clip in the bottoms? my bad thought I saw a clip in there.

[tkent02]

Yep, good eye, the circlip is still there. Never seen anyone force it past the clip before.

No wonder it was stuck.

[GateKeeper]

I wonder if he left the clip in the other one.....

I hope it was just this one that he forgot to remove it and the other one he actually removed it....

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[oblique]

I wonder if he left the clip in the other one.....

I hope it was just this one that he forgot to remove it and the other one he actually removed it....

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Hey "he's" right here.

There is no circlip. Its a retainer clip holding the seal which was removed. What you are seeing is the top of a burnt oil seal. The two little holes are a coincidence. The bent 'circlip' that came out is the washer that sits between the bushing and oil seal.

I thought you guys are supposed to know something about fork anatomy.

[GateKeeper]

it looked a lot like part number 8

[tkent02]

I thought you guys are supposed to know something about fork anatomy.

Nah, it's a 750L. All I ever do with Ls is part them out, make planter boxes or Hallween decorations.

[yank]

Nah, it's a 750L. All I ever do with Ls is part them out, make planter boxes or Hallween decorations.

Or boat anchors.

[Guest]

Yup I see #8 as well in the lower fork leg. Don't see anything like it in his scrap pile after he got everything out.

[ptexotik]

Yup I see #8 as well in the lower fork leg. Don't see anything like it in his scrap pile after he got everything out.

geez louise guys!! open your feakin' eyes! that's the seal ... not #8. notice how you wouldn't be able to squeeze together your ghost circlip! notice the similar looking holes in the seal sitting by itself! you think Superman stopped by to assist yanking all the hardware past #8 ??
and some of you are out riding on public roads!!
opticians maybe? juuuuz sayin'

[oblique]

Here are the 'circlips', geniuses.




Back to the topic; what caused this and how do I prevent it from happening again?

[oblique]

Nah, it's a 750L. All I ever do with Ls is part them out, make planter boxes or Hallween decorations.

If I didn't know how a fork goes together I'd just be parting bikes out too.

[Guest]

Grease the seal and it won't happen again.
More than likely water got in there and caused oxidation.

[tkent02]

Or some idiot owned it.

[lrgguy]

How much fork oil do you put back in ? 7.7 us OZ ??

[tkent02]

If I didn't know how a fork goes together I'd just be parting bikes out too.

Please remember who was the one who couldn't take a simple fork apart.