Today we’ll work on the front area.
Corrosion is scattered throughout. Clear coat isn’t a cure-all. Wiping with rust preventative oil makes a huge difference.
There’s some kind of damage on both the left and right bottom cases. What could it be?
The interior dimensions seem fine. It’s good that there’s still room, but occasionally you see cases that have been dented from external impact, so we need to be careful.
While wiping the outer edge with a paper wipe… something… isn’t deformed, is it?
And on both sides? With grooves on top and no height, a cylinder gauge won’t fit.
We don’t have an inside micrometer that large, so I checked it with calipers.
It turned out to just be poor finishing on the bottom case.
We polished it with a “whoosh” and it’s back to looking brand new.
We coated it and put the fork on hold for now.
Moving on to work on the stem. The oil content is sufficient. It’s degraded and has become sticky.
This is the only time we can clean it, so we’ll brush it thoroughly.
Press in the race and confirm visually.
It rubs a little, so we’ll do a break-in before using it.
I don’t like this protruding head, so I’ll cut it down.
The stopper bolt was bent, so for safety’s sake I’ll switch it to steel.
The usual electroless nickel plating.
The bolt is now shorter and held down by the head, so it might be slightly better.
We packed it generously with NC100 grease and assembled it.
