Topica Loopframe_Guzzi Archive


Subject: RE: Fork disassembly

Author: Ray Hale

Date: Feb 24, 2005, 6:08 AM

Post ID: 1718447556



Bob,
with the right tools, absolutely. I once spent an hour or more under my
old VW bus trying to beat the tie-rods off. I had a large ballpeen. I
pounded and pounded and almost gave up when my neighbor came home and
brought my a beer and a dead blow hammer. Two swings and done.
Not wanting to do this with the guzzi forks I got the correct tool and
it was a breeze. Once the collars are off there is nothing to it. Look
for the little hole that you can stick a nail or other sharp object into
and remove the snap ring from the inside.
Ray


Robert Hawkes wrote:
 
Bruce et al,
My fork seals have been leaking since I bought my Ambo 5 years ago,
they
don't leak anymore because all the fork oil ran out a long time ago!
Can I
get fork seal kits from MG? How much? And, most importantly, assuming
I
can get the fork tubes out, this seems to be the biggest problem, can
this
job be done well by your average shade tree, ham-fisted,
weekender-type mechanic? Bob

-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Giller [mailto:bgil-@mitre.org]
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 5:16 AM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: RE: Fork disassembly

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I took mine apart with a pipe wrench. But first I wrapped the
chrome sleeve with some aluminum house flashing and a thick rag to
prevent
any scoring of the chrome. My forks were not in pristine shape anyway
so I
could live with a scratch or two. Also the sleeves were not rusted onto
the
forks.

Now I would replace the pipe wrench with my chain ViceGrip. The
chain put even pressure on a tube/pipe so there is less chance of
bending
thin walled tubes/pipes.

Bruce

-----Original Message-----
From: Greg Bender [mailto:gr-@thisoldtractor.com]
Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 8:09 AM
To: Loopfram-@topica.com
Subject: RE: Fork disassembly

Y
Not wanting to purchase the tool from MG, I found a length of pipe and
fabricated a substitute tool. It failed miserably. So, I gave Gordon and

Rick a call and their version worked great. There was no way a strap was

going to work on mine. YMMV.

Regards,

Greg Bender
1971 Ambassador
2000 Quota
http://www.thisoldtractor.com/gtbender

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pax sine tedio
73 Eldo "19"

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