Fork cylinder tool?

[Paul_E_D]

Does anyone near springfield have a tool for holding the cylinder in order to seperate traditional forks? Or have an idea for an improvised tool?

[Tabby]

By traditional do you mean "female slider" and by cylinder, do you mean "damper rod"?

[joeswamp]

I thought the tool was an electric or pneumatic impact wrench...

[ChR1s]

Does anyone near springfield have a tool for holding the cylinder in order to seperate traditional forks? Or have an idea for an improvised tool?

You mean the hold the tube over a broom handle and use an impact wrench to get the nut off deal?

[richw]

I recall holding it with a screw extractor on a couple of long extensions backward

or frontward if you have a 8 point square socket

[Awesome]

I have two of them..one on the end of each arm. :-)

If you're talking about seperating the tube, just pull 'em hard a few times like a slide hammer.

[Paul_E_D]

You mean the hold the tube over a broom handle and use an impact wrench to get the nut off deal?

That's the one! Thanks. New question, anyone have an electric impact wrench I can borrow?

Hessogood, it would take some mighty big arms to split these without getting the damper nut off first!! Then I'd have the extra expense of all those broken parts too...

[ChR1s]

Paul, do yourself a favor and just pony up for an impact wrench. I guess the electric ones work fine. They've even got cordless ones now. I imagine they'd be fine for most m/c related tasks. I've got a high-zoot Ti, air powered deal that kicks ass. Worth every peny over the $40 POS one that I tried to use.

[stoinkythepig]

2 feet of 5/8" threaded rod with two pairs of 15/16" nuts jammed together on each end has worked for me on two older bikes.

[Awesome]

Ah, Didn't know you were asking about that part, thought you were talking about actually seperating the forks.

[Paul_E_D]

I got it with Peter's method... Pull some pressure on the tube and hit it with the airgun. No holder necessary.

[Currently]

Loosen the bolt BEFORE taking the fork caps off.


Note: This is for Damper Rod forks only.