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fork help
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:08 pm
by sydduckett
have a set of series 3 li forks and am only able to get one link in. The other link wont go in as the side where the hole is has been bashed in, this happened when the links were taken out im guessing. Have taken to welders to see if he could do anything but no go....
Problem is that the side where the outside hole is has been pushed in by about 5 -10mm and needs to be pushed/pulled back out. Ideally a mini jack about 2 inches wide would be ideal but iv havent seen one of those for a while....or ever...
Any suggestions
Ta
Sef
Re: fork help
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:16 pm
by shocky
ive done some like that i used a thick plate on the outside with a 12mm hole in it then on the inside i made another thick plate that suited the inside of the fork leg also with a hole i heated the forks till cherry red then bolted both together and tightened the nut and bolt till it pulled the bent bit out . i did remove the washer on the outside of the forks as it was bent anyway
Re: fork help
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:27 pm
by paulmgreen
What Shocky said - best solution!
Re: fork help
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 5:41 pm
by sydduckett
Did you leave the plates & nuts loosley in place prior to heating and then tighten up? Im presumming it would be way to hot to f**k about trying to do it after.....
Also sorry for being thick but did you have the nut on the outside when tightning down..?
As in, from the outside
threaded bolt
Large plate with 12m hole
nut
From the inside
thread through smaller plate with nut on
ta
ta
Re: fork help
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:19 pm
by RICSPEED
a drawing is in order
Re: fork help
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 6:34 pm
by RICSPEED
Re: fork help
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 10:31 pm
by shocky
sydduckett wrote:Did you leave the plates & nuts loosley in place prior to heating and then tighten up? Im presumming it would be way to hot to f**k about trying to do it after.....
Also sorry for being thick but did you have the nut on the outside when tightning down..?
As in, from the outside
threaded bolt
Large plate with 12m hole
nut
From the inside
thread through smaller plate with nut on
ta
ta
no i heated forks in a vice and sloted everything on after, im a welder by trade so welding gloves were worn . the nut was on the inside as rics drawing
Re: fork help
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:26 pm
by paulmgreen
Ace drawing Ric!!! Star!
Re: fork help
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:27 pm
by sydduckett
RICSPEED wrote:
This is action beyond the call, would be mentioned in dispatches for this back in the day....
ta
Re: fork help
Posted: Tue Mar 29, 2011 11:36 pm
by RICSPEED
not bad for 15 mins