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You might try heating the outside of the tube in the seal areawith a heat gun if you have one . JB

 

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Martin Fischer wrote:

Thanks JB, I will try that, Also I just tried to put them back together to use the hydralic press Idea and or the tractor bucket and I cannot get the forks together, the lover inside tube that controls the oil flow will not go to the bottom of the tube so I can put the (allen bolt) in the bottom. I should have taken them to a MCycle sshop...AGGGGH

are you saying you cant get the top tube to the bottom of the lower leg?? so then you can put the bolt back in. If so the bottom thingy sleeve that fits into lthe bottom of the damper???< brain dead for the name right now lock Collar ??> must have come loose and you will have to try the slide hammer attempt. Are you absolutely positive you have the thin washer off the top of the seal. sometimes they are almost invisible. Ive hadone get caught in thesnap ring landbefore and couldnt slide hammer it. off the top of my head I would say either that, the backup ring,or the top bushing has been loctited in place. JB