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Old May 11, 2026 | 08:45 AM
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Hi all,
I need an information how to diasassembly the for Showa G560. The left fork it's easy but the right fork not easy. It's very difficult to remove the oil seal and washer that stay between slider and oil seal. Is it possible who the slider sx and slider dx are different ?
many thanks for the support.
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Parts diagram shows both sides the same
 
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Remove the bolt at the bottom of the slider, remove retaining ring above the seal and yank the fork tube like a slide hammer.
 
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thanks Eighteight and Dan89,
I read the manual and I did it. Believe me the slider tube of the DX doesn't come out.
Do you have a g560 showa ?
 
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All conventional forks are configured the same way, both sides are the same setup as eighteight said.

Make sure there are no remnants of the retaining ring still in there.

Clean out the area and take a pic.
 
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This right fork and we can see the inner of the slider
This right fork and we can see the inner of the slider
This the result of  hard work for get out the oil seal
This the result of hard work for get out the oil seal


if I try to push out the slider tube, like suggested, the slider tube fits into the bushings
 

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Hi
excuse me for I doubt you but like you can see in the picture it's very difficult to realize why the slider tube didn't get out.
the culprit is this washer. It's different of the other slider

thanks a lot for your support.


 
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Originally Posted by Dan89FLSTC
All conventional forks are configured the same way, both sides are the same setup as eighteight said.

Make sure there are no remnants of the retaining ring still in there.

Clean out the area and take a pic.
Originally Posted by Dan89FLSTC
Remove the bolt at the bottom of the slider, remove retaining ring above the seal and yank the fork tube like a slide hammer.
Originally Posted by eighteight
Parts diagram shows both sides the same
[QUOTE=FXST84;22277602]Hi
excuse me for I doubt you but like you can see in the picture it's very difficult to realize why the slider tube didn't get out.
the culprit is this washer. It's different of the other slider

thanks a lot for your support.


 
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