{"id":1557,"date":"2010-06-19T14:02:41","date_gmt":"2010-06-19T19:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/?p=1557"},"modified":"2012-12-25T12:18:48","modified_gmt":"2012-12-25T17:18:48","slug":"cb650-fork-seal-replacement-tutorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chinonthetank.com\/2010\/06\/cb650-fork-seal-replacement-tutorial\/","title":{"rendered":"cb650 fork seals – 10 step tutorial"},"content":{"rendered":"
Do your forks leak oil? Mine did. This is about the same on all old 70 honda cb cycles.<\/p>\n
* For a complete, exact step-by-step tutorial, consult a real manual. I’m just gonna give the basic steps.<\/p>\n
Step 1<\/b> – Find a 17mm bolt. Step 2<\/b> – Take front wheel off \/ Loosen the triple tree Step 3<\/b> – Forks are off… Now take them apart Step 4<\/b> – Get the fuckin old seals out
\nYou have to loose the bolt on the top of the fork. It’s a 17mm allen key. Of course no one has 17mm allen keys, so if you can find any 17mm bolt (like the oil drain bolt). You dont wanna use the oil drain bolt because you dont wanna strip it out, so find any other 17mm bolt and grip it up with vice grips as a “make-shift” wrench. Loosen the top two bolts.<\/p>\n
\nThis is pretty easy. Take wheel off… Support cycle on milk crate. Once the triple tree bolts are loosened, slide the forks down and off the cycle. You’ll need 2 people for this shit. One person holds the cycle up, while the other person slides 2 milk crates under the head tube. So the cycle is now supported on the center stand, and milk crates.<\/p>\n
\nThis is super easy, just label everything and stay organized as to how the parts come off in sequence. Top comes apart first, then bottom.<\/p>\n
\nThis part sucks really bad. The only way Adam and I were able to get the seals out was to grab his torch, and heat up the fork tubes in the spots where the seals sit. Don’t over heat it… Just get it pretty fuckin warm, so the aluminum will expand and you can “pop” the seals out. I used a box wrench wedged under it, and hit it with a hammer until they popped out. Like I said. This part sucked really bad but we eventually got it.<\/p>\n