urma the yonda is now back on two wheels and in the storage garage now i have put a new fork seal on her leg. the seal that leaked because of wear and very slight pitting was 48mm od 35mm id and 11mm thick. my idea was to fit a 34mm id to help it out with a tiny bit more grip' the only seal i could get with the od and id that i wanted was only 7mm thick so the lathering tool made a 4mm ring in ally as a spacer to fit under the retaining circlip. i know why they made lathering tools now---------------------- they were designed to press in fork seals
so a steel collar was at hand along with a bit of flat and in went the seal. now i have hoovered the Axminster carpet and taken the berglar build slimline out of the house and into the living room garage so she can talk to betsy beezer, it won't be long before maggy may is in my hands and the engine timed up on the kitchen workbench then into the frame and on i go. the building a berger project has been going on far too long but such is life [ what is life without a wife , what a bstd with one
] thankyou for listening have a nice day .. ps i did NOT go to the pub i did sheddy and bikey things
and if this new seal leaks after a few miles it looks like a re chromed forks job
after all it is over 40 years old and this leg was full of water when i bought the bike having been left on it's side stand for years.. second and 3rd pic is my engineer puddy making sure i don't mess things up AGAIN!!
