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Old 11-06-2014, 10:46 AM
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2000 sportster...installing new front fork seals, what size PVC pipe do I need to seat the seals into the lower fork tubes???I would like to buy them before I take the bike apart so that I am all ready for the job and won't have to make a trip to the store with the tube in my hand...
 
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2000 sportster...installing new front fork seals, what size PVC pipe do I need to seat the seals into the lower fork tubes???I would like to buy them before I take the bike apart so that I am all ready for the job and won't have to make a trip to the store with the tube in my hand...
I use 1.5" PVC, about 8" long, split in half lengthwise.
 
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Old 11-06-2014, 04:20 PM
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On my 2013 I used about a 3 foot piece of 1 1/2" PVC (white plumbing type) as I had the forks off the bike.
Just used it like a slide hammer as it was pretty stout.
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thinks guys..just he info. I needed


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