There was a little bit of sludge on top of the seals. All dried out though. There was no pressure in the forks when I opened them up either. I think that if they will hold pressure I'll deal with them as is for the moment and replace when I get my tax return in.
On Wed, Feb 8, 2012 at 12:07 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Those forks look pretty bad. > > You could pop-off the rubber dust cover's to see if there's any sludge > (dirt/oil) at the seals. > > There isn't much travel. > > I had forks so pitted that changing the seals didn't help. > > Some Kid admired the low drag bike look. > > B-550 > > > > On 02/07/12, Javier Garcia wrote: > > With respect to the rusty forks, I think what really matters is if there > is rust in the part of the tube that travels inside the fork. I cannot tell > from the picture if there is actually rust in that part. If they are clean > enough there, then no damage will be done to the seals. Can you feel if > there is any oil left in the tubes after they travel in? I would also > recommend to replace them eventually, anyways. > > > > > > Javier. > > > On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 10:03 PM, Kevin Green < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > Slide came out of the carb tonight. 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? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > > -- > 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.
