Lately, there’s been a string of issues in the videos, so I’ve been pushing and pushing through various things.
The work is complete and we’ll finish up with the inspection tomorrow.
The oil was fairly clean, but… it smells a bit.
That pwahhh~~~ smell. That odor is…
Disassembled and first wash.
I was a bit worried…
but it’s not that deep. It’s in a shiny ☆ (sparkly) condition.
It’s gone… By the way, I finished it by hand. Still got plenty of room to go.
We cleaned it with our shop’s super alkaline machine. Ah, it’s revived! ♪
Second wash done, now we move on to assembly.
We use the usual SKF oil seals. It’s SKF41K. K = KYB, S = SHOWA.
It’s better not to skimp on cylinder bolts—replace them. Most are special…
It’s scary if you lose them.
The Motion Pro tool for installing oil seals is pretty good.
The color looks nice and it’s easy to use.
This is the structure, and the blue part doesn’t fall out.
Pretty clever, I think to myself.
I only have this one.
For one-off jobs, I work around it without buying. But if you’re doing multiple bikes a year, it’s better to have one.
The fork parts are all neatly organized, so it feels good.
Here’s a reference too, if you’re interested.
After working the rod back and forth, we vacuum bleed to remove air and we’re done.
We want to keep the fender underside clean too.
Definitely Clean View No-Touch —two cans per household?
At a time like this, we also check the axle shaft just in case.
I also cleaned and lubricated around the cable and gear hub.
It’s maybe 0.01% smoother, or so I think… or maybe it’s just my imagination.
The ratchet on the other end of the bird’s foot that we replaced the other day.
It’s probably good.
Most people probably can’t feel the difference anyway.
*I’ll skip writing anything big about it.
It’s now smooth and mild.
