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LI steel fork spring top hats - is there a bush, too?
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 2:02 pm
by dansuper
Probably a dumb question, but:
I'm just about to rebuild my forks (early LI series 3). I have steel top hats, but can't remember if there is meant to be a bushin the top hat. Or does the spring just go straight in?
Thanks,
Dan
Re: LI steel fork spring top hats - is there a stopper, too?
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 4:06 pm
by Daggs
Don't know quite what you mean by 'stopper' The steel top hats have a 'plastic' bush that the rod passes through.
Re: LI steel fork spring top hats - is there a stopper, too?
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 4:08 pm
by shocky
spring goes straight in the stopper tapers this is the spring stop ,the rods carry on through and into a small tube on the top
Re: LI steel fork spring top hats - is there a stopper, too?
Posted: Tue Jun 15, 2010 4:11 pm
by shocky
Re: LI steel fork spring top hats - is there a stopper, too?
Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 1:15 am
by dansuper
Thanks Shocky - yes, mine are the original steel versions of these. What I wasn't sure about was whether there was also meant to be a plastic bush within the steel stopper, as this doesn't seem to be clear.
Daggs' post indicates that there is also meant to be a bush - but I've just found a diagram that shows that there isn't...?
Re: LI steel fork spring top hats - is there a bush, too?
Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 11:19 am
by dansuper
Hmmmmm, just had a closer look at mine, and pulled out the remnants of an internal plastic bush that fits into the steel top hat. Double-checked 'Sticky's' and it confirms that series 2 and early series 3 were like this.
Don't think I've seen these bushes before - can i just upgrade to the GP type nylon ones, and leave out the top hats?
Re: LI steel fork spring top hats - is there a bush, too?
Posted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 11:51 am
by Daggs
Upgrade to the type shown in the Scoot.Rest. link.
Re: LI steel fork spring top hats - is there a bush, too?
Posted: Sat Jun 19, 2010 6:15 pm
by Robi D
My ser. 1 steel tophats have a nylon like bush in them. But you can just upgrade to the new style. Don't know where you'd ever get a new bush at!