NC35 Fork rebuild

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NC35 Fork rebuild

Post by slowsport » Fri Apr 01, 2011 6:22 pm

Hello,

I bought a front fork spring kit from Rick Oliver and i now have a bit of time off work, but before i jump in i got two questions:

how much oil do i need to put back into the forks when rebuilding?

and I don't have a drift to seat the washers/seals can i use a substitute if so what? if not does anyone know the part number to the tool or a link to the tool?

thanks for any help as this will reduce the downtime and more fun in the sun!

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Re: NC35 Fork rebuild

Post by skinnydog0_0 » Fri Apr 01, 2011 6:31 pm

Hi you will need 445cc of fork oil and that should be 74mm from the top of the fork.
It tells you this in the haynes manual ;) and you will need the haynes manual for this job just to make sure you have it all correctly fitted.
The fork seal driver from Honda is £117 :o you can get one from ebay for about £30 or get some steel tube teh right size.
But if you are not replacing the seals and just doing the Rick O upgrade then you will not need the driver (from what i understand).
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Re: NC35 Fork rebuild

Post by Drunkn Munky » Fri Apr 01, 2011 6:47 pm

The RO kit comes with a syringe with a length of tube to set the oil level ;)
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Re: NC35 Fork rebuild

Post by slowsport » Fri Apr 01, 2011 8:07 pm

hi thanks for the replys, i do have the haynes but didn't see the oil volume! thanks though, i waas hoping to do the seals at the same time but for the price of the tool i think i will give it a miss...

thanks again hopefully i will acomplish this through the weekend and have some playtime! lol
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Re: NC35 Fork rebuild

Post by skinnydog0_0 » Sat Apr 02, 2011 9:34 am

You can get cheaper tools off ebay, that will do the job just as well. But if the seals are fine then do them again :peace:
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Re: NC35 Fork rebuild

Post by slowsport » Sat Apr 02, 2011 10:40 am

thanks guys,

yeah my seals are fine for now so i will leave for another time, but i think i might get the right diameter pipe as skinny suggested for the future so for now the springs matched to my weight will be a welcome upgrade and will keep me content for now!

thanks again!
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