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Oil lock piece won't come out

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I've disassembled my forks to replace a leaking fork seal, since I couldn't cheat and blow it out with air (140 psi and it still didn't budge). Well everything came out as the clymer book said it would except for the damn oil lock piece. I've tried beating the fork tube with a rubber mallet but the thing doesn't budge. I would try to punch it out with a drift but there's no where to set the drift.

This really sux! what was a real easy job, the last time I did it, (cheated with air) has turned into a long and more costly (need new teflon-coated bushings) job.
 
It's just sticking via surface tension or possibly a bit of sludge. Stick something long in there and dislodge it, and it'll drop out. Maybe a broom handle or dowel, so you don't dent anything.
 
Killer2600 said:
I've disassembled my forks to replace a leaking fork seal, since I couldn't cheat and blow it out with air (140 psi and it still didn't budge). Well everything came out as the clymer book said it would except for the damn oil lock piece. I've tried beating the fork tube with a rubber mallet but the thing doesn't budge. I would try to punch it out with a drift but there's no where to set the drift.

This really sux! what was a real easy job, the last time I did it, (cheated with air) has turned into a long and more costly (need new teflon-coated bushings) job.
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Are you talking about the snap ring above the seal?
 
On the parts diagrams, the "oil lock piece" is the sorta cone-shaped aluminum bit that the damper rod sits in at the bottom of the fork tube.
 
bwringer said:
On the parts diagrams, the "oil lock piece" is the sorta cone-shaped aluminum bit that the damper rod sits in at the bottom of the fork tube.
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#17 ? Mine just fell off in the bottom of the fork tube. I had to reassemble 17,18,& the two 19s with sticky grease to keep it from falling in the fork tube during reassembly.


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if it's #17 we're talking about, well, no need to take it out really
 
Did you try flushing it out with varsol or kerosene? Since you have the forks apart anyway, you might as well give them a good cleaning before reassembling everything.

Mark
 
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