GS450L fork teardown tool.

[Guest]

Can anyone out there tell me how to make the tool to hold the inside of the 80-82 GS450L fork for disassembly.

I know it is threaded rod and a few nuts, but for the life of me I can't remember the size of the rod or nuts.

Thanks

[Grimly]

If it's the same as the 850, the nuts are 17mm across flats, so that means 10mm allthread rod. The rod is about 2ft, but can be shorter.

[hugo151]

If it's the same as the 850, the nuts are 17mm across flats, so that means 10mm allthread rod. The rod is about 2ft, but can be shorter.

14mm or you can use 12mm square bar

[Rich82GS750TZ]

You could just make one from and old broom handle. This is the basic shape of the Suzuki special part D or whatever it's called, a four sided point. The top of the damper rod of my fork is a round hole, nothing for a nut to grab. But this shape should work for whatever size hexagonal hole might be at the top of your damper rod. and it's free (as long as you have a broken broom handle lying around)

[cowboyup3371]

Or the easiest way - leave your forks as they are on the bike and use the pressure of the cap pushing down on the spring to hold the damper rod in place while you break the screw loose then tear everything apart

[LAB3]

Or the easiest way - leave your forks as they are on the bike and use the pressure of the cap pushing down on the spring to hold the damper rod in place while you break the screw loose then tear everything apart

Agreed. Just like changing a front wheel on a car, you break the lug nuts loose before jacking it up.

[salty_monk]

There is also a 5/8” plug wrench that can be fitted backwards to an extension that works too... one source was craftsman if I remember correctly.

[Tom R]

1/2” threaded rod with double nuts on either end works... or if you want to weld one on each end.

[hannibal]

Or the easiest way - leave your forks as they are on the bike and use the pressure of the cap pushing down on the spring to hold the damper rod in place while you break the screw loose then tear everything apart

A third vote for this method...