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Re: Fork slider circlip
« Reply #15 on: 09.08. 2021 16:20 »
...only the rocker box to simplify now and these bikes are a pleasure to work on
In the July 2021 edition of the BSAOC 'The Star' magazines, they showed someone's modification to put an oblong access plate in the top of the rocker box to make pushrod location easier. I think that might be ok on an early engine but on the Swing-Arm models, an engine brace is on the top of the box so I don't think you'd want to weaken it too much.
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Re: Fork slider circlip
« Reply #16 on: 09.08. 2021 17:31 »
Seriously? Though I'm not exactly envisioning what you're describing, it seems like an extreme fix for a minor inconvenience. It ain't all that hard.

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Re: Fork slider circlip
« Reply #17 on: 09.08. 2021 17:53 »
I got a mate to make up a puller out of threaded bar, a piece of large diameter bar threaded to the top of the forks and a couple of suitable spacers.  Put the bar through the yolk, screw into top of fork and draw up to the top using the spacers - really simple and effective.
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Re: Fork slider circlip
« Reply #18 on: 09.08. 2021 19:15 »
worthluck - my word, that sounds complicated. Use a broom handle or a bit of old threaded rod attached to an old top nut. Should only take a matter of seconds to pull it up far enough to catch the threads with the nut.
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Re: Fork slider circlip
« Reply #19 on: 09.08. 2021 20:04 »
... a bit of old threaded rod attached to an old top nut. Should only take a matter of seconds to pull it up far enough to catch the threads with the nut.
That's what I did.
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Re: Fork slider circlip
« Reply #20 on: 09.08. 2021 20:58 »
D *dunno2* *dunno2* *beer* *whistle* My mate made it and I cadged it off him - works a treat though.  You never know, I may stick it on Ebay as a 'special tool' and charge a hundred quid for it. >:D >:D *beer* *evil* *evil*
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Re: Fork slider circlip
« Reply #21 on: 10.08. 2021 00:35 »
Is that including postage?
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Re: Fork slider circlip
« Reply #22 on: 10.08. 2021 09:28 »
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Re: Fork slider circlip
« Reply #23 on: 10.08. 2021 12:53 »
... a bit of old threaded rod attached to an old top nut. Should only take a matter of seconds to pull it up far enough to catch the threads with the nut.
That's what I did.
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Does the broom handle really work?  I would be worried that I would get bits of wood in the forks.  Anyway I could not find an imperial broom Handle.

i drilled a  hole in and old fork top nut. Filed off the hex and put some M8 threaded bar.  Works a treat. And it fits my triumph, bonus.

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Re: Fork slider circlip
« Reply #24 on: 10.08. 2021 17:09 »
Sounds about the same level of complication and effort as my set up - so long as it works well!
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