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Hey all,
I had a leaking fork seal but have run into a snag replacing it. When trying to remove the hex bolt on the bottom of the fork it moved out a turn or two and then just jammed. It will not move in or out at this point.
I have tried applying weight to the fork to stop the interior from spinning. I have also as much preload into the fork as I can by compressing the spring and adding a portion of another spring to the inside of the fork. I then STOOD on the fork and still could not get it to break loose in either direction.
I'm looking for any ideas, my planned steps for today are:
1. Apply heat.
2. Attempt to drill head off of the bolt.
3. Remove bottom of the fork with cut-off tool.
As you can see I'm moving into brute force, any ideas welcome.
-GW
I had a leaking fork seal but have run into a snag replacing it. When trying to remove the hex bolt on the bottom of the fork it moved out a turn or two and then just jammed. It will not move in or out at this point.
I have tried applying weight to the fork to stop the interior from spinning. I have also as much preload into the fork as I can by compressing the spring and adding a portion of another spring to the inside of the fork. I then STOOD on the fork and still could not get it to break loose in either direction.
I'm looking for any ideas, my planned steps for today are:
1. Apply heat.
2. Attempt to drill head off of the bolt.
3. Remove bottom of the fork with cut-off tool.
As you can see I'm moving into brute force, any ideas welcome.
-GW