How to hold damper rod when putting forks back together? - Page 2

P B G · 01-08-2013, 01:07 PM

May sound silly, but did you undo the nut first before trying to reinstall with impact?

If you dont' undo it you have all that static friction to start with.

stainlesscycle · 01-08-2013, 05:53 PM

take it apart, chase the threads in the damper rod. clean thread boss.

make sure the bolt screws easily into the damper rod base outside of the fork assembly, and make sure the bolt goes in far enough.....

lightly lube the damper rod threads. reassemble. use flashlight to check and see damper rod threads are lined up with hole in fork lower. sometimes sealing washer gets in the way (if there is one - don't know what forks you're working on...) hand screw bolt in a bit - it should go easy and all the way in by hand almost.... then compress and impact it a bit.

Shadow 9er · 01-10-2013, 01:47 AM

I recently had this problem on one of the fork legs from my old GL-1100 project. I ended up using a manual impact driver (the kind you whack with a mallet) to tighten it up, and that worked very well.

Dave in Wi · 01-10-2013, 04:45 AM

I had this problem once, it turned out I didn't have the internal parts assembled correctly. Double check that.

I've also used the broomstick trick. Cut one to just the right length and insert it and screw on the cap, it allows you to get some pretty good torque on it. Once it's started you SHOULD be able to tighten it up.

01-08-2013, 05:53 PM	#17
stainlesscycle Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2008 Location: morgantown, wv Oddometer: 1,660	take it apart, chase the threads in the damper rod. clean thread boss. make sure the bolt screws easily into the damper rod base outside of the fork assembly, and make sure the bolt goes in far enough..... lightly lube the damper rod threads. reassemble. use flashlight to check and see damper rod threads are lined up with hole in fork lower. sometimes sealing washer gets in the way (if there is one - don't know what forks you're working on...) hand screw bolt in a bit - it should go easy and all the way in by hand almost.... then compress and impact it a bit. __________________ current bikes 07 gasgas xc300-94 duc 900ss-86 morini camel (2)-84 IT200-83 IT175-78 guzzi lm1-77 pursang 250-76 morini 3 1/2 strada-76 frankentaco pursang 200-74 frankentaco pursang 200-74 morini 3 1/2 sport-74 mz ts250/0-74 puch 175 (3)-73 can-am 175tnt-71 guzzi frankeneldo-71 ossa Stiletto-70 frankentaco sherpa s(2)-66 morini corsarino(2)-63 morini corsaro + many more

01-10-2013, 04:45 AM	#19
Dave in Wi Beastly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2007 Location: 40 Square Miles Surrounded By Reality (Madison Wi) Oddometer: 1,495	I had this problem once, it turned out I didn't have the internal parts assembled correctly. Double check that. I've also used the broomstick trick. Cut one to just the right length and insert it and screw on the cap, it allows you to get some pretty good torque on it. Once it's started you SHOULD be able to tighten it up. __________________ Dave in WI 2002 ZRX1200R 1975 XL100 1988 DT50 "Daddy, it's five o'clock sometime!"

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01-08-2013, 01:07 PM	#16
P B G Beastly Adventurer Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Greater Chicago Oddometer: 9,786	May sound silly, but did you undo the nut first before trying to reinstall with impact? If you dont' undo it you have all that static friction to start with.

01-10-2013, 01:47 AM	#18
Shadow 9er renegade Joined: Dec 2009 Location: Boulder, CO Oddometer: 462	I recently had this problem on one of the fork legs from my old GL-1100 project. I ended up using a manual impact driver (the kind you whack with a mallet) to tighten it up, and that worked very well.