• Required reading for all forum users!!!

    Welcome!
    Register to access the full functionality of the GSResources forum. Until you register and activate your account you will not have full forum access, nor will you be able to post or reply to messages.

    A note to new registrants...
    All new forum registrations must be activated via email before you have full access to the forum.

    A Special Note about Email accounts!
    DO NOT SIGN UP USING hotmail, outlook, gmx, sbcglobal, att, bellsouth or email.com. They delete our forum signup emails.

    A note to old forum members...
    I receive numerous requests from people who can no longer log in because their accounts were deleted. As mentioned in the forum FAQ, user accounts are deleted if you haven't logged in for the past 6 months. If you can't log in, then create a new forum account. If you don't get an error message, then check your email account for an activation message. If you get a message stating that the email address is already in use, then your account still exists so follow the instructions in the forum FAQ for resetting your password.

    Have you forgotten your password or have a new email address? Then read the forum FAQ for details on how to reset it.

    Any email requests for "can't log in anymore" problems or "lost my password" problems will be deleted. Read the forum FAQ and follow the instructions there - that's what we have one for...

  • Returning Visitors

    If you are a returning visitor who never received your confirmation email, then odds are your email provider is blockinig emails from our server. The only thing that can be done to get around this is you will have to try creating another forum account using an email address from another domain.

    If you are a returning visitor to the forum and can't log in using your old forum name and password but used to be able to then chances are your account is deleted. Purges of the databases are done regularly. You will have to create a new forum account and you should be all set.

Damaged Oil Lock Piece (front forks)

  • Thread starter Thread starter VTRauder
  • Start date Start date
V

VTRauder

Guest
Tried searching, but maybe I'm the first one to have a damaged oil lock piece.

The story: (to go right to the question/pics skip the next bit)
One fork on my bike (82 GS1100E) was leaking and the other wasn't. So I decided to pull them down and replace the seals, and also install some sonic springs. So during the process the leaking side has a few issues right off the bat.
I noticed that it looks like someone tried to change that side's seal at some point and said forget it, OR in changing that side messed up a bit and decided never to open it again.
First thing the Hex head on the fork cap is a bit damaged. No problem, tried a few different brand sockets, found a brand that fit rather snug and hit it with the impact. Good to go. Then I notice that there are a couple sharp pits low on the tube, but that's life. A couple good swift pulls on the inner tube and I got the seal and tube out together, but the teflon coated sliders are pretty much done, so it seems that side has been neglected for a while or something.

Oil Lock Piece issue:
Finally I notice that there is no oil lock piece still in the outer tube, it's still jammed in the bottom of the inner tube. Somehow, one of the wave washers got wedged between the oil lock and the tube... sooo I pill at it to get it free and I didn't anticipate it being quite so soft, and between me pulling, and the jammed washer it's a little beat up in a couple spots.
I've added pics bellow, and I was wondering if just sanding them down with some 1500 paper would work, or does it really operate as the tight seal? will the wave washers on top and the copper washer on the allen bolt at the bottom hold the oil ok? I'd replace it but apparently the part is back ordered.

Any help would be great :pray:

IMG_1448_zps7ded20b1.jpg

IMG_1447_zpsfd9c49e3.jpg

IMG_1449_zps914ed82e.jpg

IMG_1450_zpsaffe5c0e.jpg
 
Those don't appear to be stock
What am I looking at here? Is that the seal area?
 
chef1366 said:
Those don't appear to be stock
What am I looking at here? Is that the seal area?
Click to expand...

From what I can see in the service manual they are stock, the 1100E just seems to be a little different than the others internally. But I thought the same thing at first too, usually they are thick slug looking deals

some pics from further out to give some perspective

IMG_1455_zpsa050bb68.jpg

IMG_1453_zpsff4eb15e.jpg

IMG_1456_zpsbca5b654.jpg
 
chef1366 said:
Those don't appear to be stock
What am I looking at here? Is that the seal area?
Click to expand...
I beleive it is part no# 17 on the micro fish I can't seem to copy and paste the micro fish but yes it is a stock part.
 
Yes stock part... All the forks have something sort of similar. That piece is there to redirect oil so that it has to go through the adjustable rebound damping circuit on that fork I think.

If I was you I would smooth them out & re-fit, I can't see any obvious reason why not. I've not done it myself though.
 
The copper washer on the allen bolt is what seals the oil in the fork.
I am not sure what the wave washer does, but there is often 2 or 3 washers there on top. it may be there to allow oil to pass through....dunno.
i think that that aluminum piece along with the wave washer(s) provides a hydraulic cushion when the fork bottoms,
it looks like po damage, though.
I also would just clean it up and re-use it.( how often do you bottom the fork anyway?)
suzuki calls it a "hydraulic lock" or something like that, race tech calls it a " bottoming cone".
I am no expert, I have just been reading about this lately as I intend on installing cartridge emulators in the 1150 fork this spring, mainly to delete the PDF valves.
 
Last edited:
Thank you both for the info, I feel much better about re installing it now.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top