alexanderfoti Posted June 18, 2012 Posted June 18, 2012 Hi allI am currently in the process of changing the fork seals on a pair of cb250 superdream forks.I have followed the service manual and have removed the spring, damper, all the fork oil, and the bottom bolt. I am now stuck with removing the stanchion from the lower fork leg. Now the manual says: "relocate the fork leg so that the lower leg is grasped, remove the Allen screw from the base of the leg (already done), prise the dust cover off the lower fork leg and pull the fork tube out of the lower leg. Now, my understanding is that the dust cover is the rubber boot that goes between the stanchion and the lower fork. I have removed this, but the stanchion will not come loose.I am thinking maybe I should remove this: http://i.imgur.com/sIUOq.jpg but im pretty sure this is the retaining clip for the oil seal, which should be removed after the stanchion.Any ideas? Quote
mattycoops43 Posted June 18, 2012 Posted June 18, 2012 Oil seal comes out with the stanchion. If the retaining clip is still there, forks will not split! Quote
alexanderfoti Posted June 18, 2012 Author Posted June 18, 2012 lol makes sense, should circlip pliers be okay on them? Quote
Stu Posted June 18, 2012 Posted June 18, 2012 Yes it has two holes for circlip pliers I can see them in the pic! Remove the clip and give it a few sharp pulls Quote
alexanderfoti Posted June 18, 2012 Author Posted June 18, 2012 The holes are not deep enough to get the circlip pliers all the way in though, they keep slipping out, I should be able to prize them apart using a small flat head at the opening though, must be careful not to scratch the stanchions! Quote
Stu Posted June 18, 2012 Posted June 18, 2012 Then you need a better fitting set there are different sizes I have around 8 different ones! You could try a thin screwdriver on the outer edge to prise it in and out the grove Quote
pointblank0 Posted June 30, 2012 Posted June 30, 2012 I had a similar problem splitting my forks on my cb750. The clip needs to come out or they wont split. I gave up on mine in the end and took the forks to the garage. It took the guy about 2 hours and had to burn the seals out with a propane torch, they were that stuck!If they're on a Superdream (fantastic bike by the way), they will be very hard to remove I would imagine due to the age. Quote
alexanderfoti Posted June 30, 2012 Author Posted June 30, 2012 Thanks, yeah they were held together by a stubborn circles, got them apart in the end and the bushes were worn to hell, ended up renewing lots of bits, but they are back together and working well now. Thanks its a superdream with a diesel engine in it, have a look at http://www.fotifixes.com Quote
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