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unscrewing Allen bolt front forks
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:33 am
by Charles
Hi,
how do I stop the cylinder from turning in order to unscrew the Allen bolts at the bottom end of the outer tubes of the front forks without having the 'front fork cylinder holder handle and adapter' (special tool)
thanks,
Charles
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:17 am
by Yatsushiro
Charles
You need to use either an air driven, or electrical, impact wrench.
You can buy cheap electric ones, like this:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... K:MEWAX:IT
Or go along to your local tyre fitters, see if they'll do it for you...
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:20 am
by Charles
Thanks very much Paul!
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:22 am
by Yatsushiro
Karma !
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:26 am
by Charles
Yatsushiro wrote:Karma !
yes. And that on a Monday morning.......
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:59 pm
by Garry
or try a broom handle
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:22 pm
by kwackman12
Garry wrote:or try a broom handle
My mother inlaw has a few spare
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:00 pm
by Charles
Garry wrote:or try a broom handle
tried that one to no avail, it doesn't have to be a Nimbus 2000, does it?
Charles
Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 12:27 am
by salty
Charles - take a wooden broom stick, place the fork leg over broom stick, bounce leg up and down a few times to imprint the shape onto end of broomstick - shape with a stanley knife use shaped end to stop inside turning.
Easy Peasy
Salty