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Jan 19, 2013 | 11:15 AM

flhxmc

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Fork assembly questions.

Wondering if you need the fork oil seal installer tool or what else can be used. Also anyone running amsoil fork oil?

Thanks,
Mike

Jan 19, 2013 | 11:21 AM

stupid_rope

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PVC pipe and a deadblow hammer

Jan 19, 2013 | 11:27 AM

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I used a 1.5 inch PVC pipe which is a little to small so I split it into 1/4 sections half way up a 2 foot long piece with a circular saw. Make sure you clean all the little pieces of plastic from the cutting. To install the seal I used the big washer on top of the seal to not mess up the seal.

Jan 20, 2013 | 11:24 AM

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Take the 1.5 piece of PVC and cut it in half length wise, tap one side of the seal than go 180 and repeat until seal is set. I tried using a solid piece of PCV and ended up breaking an end of my dead blow hammer.

Jan 20, 2013 | 11:27 AM

Dan89FLSTC

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You can also use the old seal as a cushion between the pvc pusher and the new seal.

Jan 20, 2013 | 11:37 AM

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Jan 20, 2013 | 11:49 AM

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Watching that video took all my apprehension of taking my forks apart away. I was having a hard time visualizing the use of the PVC pipe. Thanks sanman4ever great post!