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4-12-2015 RR1200 Old timer front fork service
7-12-2015 - What did we do today 4-12-2015 Buell RR1200 Old timer front fork service
RR1200 , front fork service, bike supported under the engine, time to do the front seals
RR1200 , front fork service, front axle nut loose
RR1200 , front fork service, as the front fender tabs are made to fit, best to tag theme
RR1200 , front fork service, left one had nice spacer bushings to seat in the sunk hole
RR1200 , front fork service,the right ones are lost ?
RR1200 , front fork service,, brake calipers off
RR1200 , front fork service, and speede cable bracket removed
RR1200 , front fork service, needed to hammer the axle out , looks like the aluminium spacers are crushed , will atent to that later... freaking nice wheels, the center looks, cast 6204 bearings.
RR1200 , front fork service, fork stabilizer off
RR1200 , front fork service, steering damper loosened
RR1200 , front fork service, custom made i'm sure, nice thinking making the eyeled also the mounting bolt
RR1200 , front fork service, no 4 ?
RR1200 , front fork service,air pressure piping off
RR1200 , front fork service, spacers and rings off
RR1200 , front fork service, checking the lenght on the front forks trough the top triple t
RR1200 , front fork service, mnnn steering locks end by thick rubber hose over the front leg , off course very tight on..
RR1200 , front fork service, lot off fideling and spaying lubricant between the rubber i could slide the legs / rubber off
RR1200 , front fork service, old style.. drain plug screw, easy for oil change
RR1200 , front fork service, dust seal off, little corrosion there
RR1200 , front fork service, seal lock clip out
RR1200 , front fork service, now first the top cap off , some protection not to scarr the nut
RR1200 , front fork service,, spacer, spring guide tube and spring out , and drain it a little more
RR1200 , front fork service, dampening rod screw out , bottom off the leg
RR1200 , front fork service, oil has been in / not refreshed a long time... thick blobs off dirt /oil comming out
RR1200 , front fork service,damper rod out
RR1200 , front fork service, and pipe pulled out , needed some force..
RR1200 , front fork service, and the old seal pulled out
RR1200 , front fork service, top guide bushing are some sort off plastic
RR1200 , front fork service, lower leg fully cleaned
RR1200 , front fork service,there no work shop manual for this bike, but all the important was writen down in the owners manual... glad i made copies
RR1200 , front fork service, slider back in
RR1200 , front fork service,and seal back in
RR1200 , front fork service, damper rod in , and fasten the bottom bolt
RR1200 , front fork service,, set level , fully compressed 4,5 inch 5w oil in the left leg, 15w oil in the right leg
RR1200 , front fork service, spring, spring tube and spacer back in
RR1200 , front fork service, and top cap back on , one down , one to go
RR1200 , front fork service, some lubricant on the inside off the rubber tube slides in better
RR1200 , front fork service, leg set to hight and clip on back on
RR1200 , front fork service, i will put in new washers on the air support banjo bolts
RR1200 , front fork service, and fasten theme
RR1200 , front fork service, steering damper back on
RR1200 , front fork service, on to the right leg
RR1200 , front fork service, thicker oil. yep but this is looking bad
RR1200 , front fork service, leg apart, demper is differnent in this one, spring loaded shims
RR1200 , front fork service, and a valve and spring assembly on the bottom off the leg
RR1200 , front fork service,everything cleaned and lubricated fork and seal back in
RR1200 , front fork service, damper assembly back in
RR1200 , front fork service, always fiddely job putting back in the damper hollding bolt
RR1200 , front fork service, 15w and same level as left fork
RR1200 , front fork service, top cap back on and ready to go in
RR1200 , front fork service, alumium spacers , nice and light but after time and tighening to hard they get crushed a little ( and hammering the axle in douse not help for the burring inside ) i don't like to hammer in a axle , so skimmed a hair out the inner bore off the spacer on the late
RR1200 , front fork service, perfect now smile-emoticon
RR1200 , front fork service, wheel back in , axle not tight yet, as i first need to rotate the speedo gear in a nice line with the cable
RR1200 , front fork service, brakes set and axle tight. fender brackets back on
RR1200 , front fork service, time to bleed the front brakes... puuf everything is hard to reach...
RR1200 , front fork service, as the system was full off air... took a little time, but we have brake pressure and no more leaks smile-emoticon
RR1200 , front fork service, fork stabilizer back on... and time to dress here up again
