IMHO, those tubes are shot. They have to be perfect, in order for the seals to not leak. Not to disuade you from trying to clean them up, but I don't think those are salvageable. Others here are more knowledgeable than I am so, I'm hoping they chime in too. Usually fork tubes can be had on ebay for a reasonable amount but be carefull to check for bends with a dial indicator.
On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 10:03 PM, Kevin Green < [email protected]> wrote: > Slide came out of the carb tonight. [image: applause.gif] Still took > some careful gentle prying to get it to break loose, but much less effort > than I was trying initially with no success. Passages are looking pretty > clear but I'll give it another day before I start drying it out. > > Next thing I started into this morning before work was opening up the > forks to drain the old oil out. Think I should rebuild them? For that > matter there is rust on the inner sleeve which seems like it would wreck > the seals even if they are still in decent shape now. I've posted a couple > photos below. My only idea is maybe to try to use Naval Jelly to convert > the rust then sand, and even polish them so they are smooth... Am I > thinking along the right lines here? > > [image: IMAG0266.jpg] [image: IMAG0265.jpg] > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
