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« on: August 02, 2019, 05:26:23 PM » |
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Has anyone taken off the brake mount off the lower forks? Do you have any tips before I try this ?
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Bighead
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« Reply #1 on: August 02, 2019, 06:45:53 PM » |
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Question is why do you want to take it off?
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jdp
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« Reply #2 on: August 02, 2019, 08:23:48 PM » |
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I was going to powder coat the bottoms with out putting the tube in the oven but I think I’m going to do it anyway
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sandy
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« Reply #3 on: August 02, 2019, 08:51:33 PM » |
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Do I understand you that you want to remove one of your front brake rotors/calipers? Why would anybody want to reduce their safety in what is already a dangerous activity? The bikes with one front disc weigh less than a Valk. Or the disc is larger in diameter with more swept brake area.
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RonW
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« Reply #4 on: August 02, 2019, 10:44:43 PM » |
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he's asking how to pull the fork tube out of it's holder.  |
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Valker
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« Reply #5 on: August 03, 2019, 02:35:51 AM » |
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I think they unscrew, but I’ve been wrong before.
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hubcapsc
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« Reply #6 on: August 03, 2019, 03:01:39 AM » |
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I think they unscrew, but I’ve been wrong before.
I think they do too, but I remember posts where people found out it was hard/un-doable... -Mike |
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« Reply #7 on: August 03, 2019, 05:32:37 AM » |
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Maybe clean it up GOOD smooth it out more and consider good quality primer and good quality paint? Jist spitballin here.  RIDE SAFE. |
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« Reply #8 on: August 03, 2019, 08:43:48 AM » |
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Yes on 2 Valks, one to custom paint, one to powder coat. Both legs have a very fine right hand thread.
I suggest soaking them in a release agent before attempting to unscrew. We held the alloy spindle carrier lightly in soft aluminium lined vice jaws and rotated the leg by sliding a bar (actually we used a very long allen key) through the holes at the top of the leg and a stout piece of tube. Note I said we because you really do need a muscly mate to help. Since the alloy spindle carrier has been on there for so long it's corroded itself to the chrome leg so judicious use of heat is required. Warm it up and spray WD40 down the leg. Turn the fork leg, it will break free but you have to turn it slowly and only by a small amount before backing up (half a small amount - bit like cutting a thread by hand) reheating, spraying WD40 and continue (for most of an afternoon). Inside you will find a hardened washer and an O ring. Obviously do not grab the fork leg in the vice or use a pipe wrench or similar. Keep heating the alloy carrier (a plumbers blow torch is ideal) and keep an eye on the radial holes in the leg, if they start to elongate stop and reheat the carrier and soak with WD40. We cleaned the threads in the alloy and along the leg with a brass wire brush until it was possible to easily run them both together by hand. Strangely the left hand one is always more corroded than the right hand one. If you break anything feel free to blame me.
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gordonv
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« Reply #9 on: August 03, 2019, 01:47:44 PM » |
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I tried to unscrew mine from my bent/wrecked IS, and even with a pipe wrench, couldn't more them.
Can they be done? I would say yes. But could they be done without damage, don't know. Maybe an Oxy/Acetylene torch to heat it up, and a bigger pipe wrench maybe.
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