Hey great video! Im about to change out my '07 Road King chrome fork lowers for black powder coated fork lowers, this video is exactly what I needed. Thanks man! 🍻
I bought a pvc pipe and a roll of electrical tape. First tried the electrical tape, using the old fork seal on top of the new one. First hit and the seal was in place! Awesome trick and save more than 40 bucks. PVC pipe will go back to home depot :P
Wrap the tape tightly around the fork above your fork seal. Use enough tape to match the outer diameter of the oil seal, but not beyond. Then using a large soft hammer, hit the bottom of the caliper bracket. This will drive in the seal with the tape . There is a chance that the tape will deform if the seal doesn't go in on first attempt.
This is the right tool for the job. There was a job, he made a tool, and it worked. Too many household solutions to go buying "special" tools for everything.
Wow interesting how opinions differ on this subject...... Seems almost like a religion..... I certainly will try this next time, thanks for bringing this up 👍
Hey great video! Im about to change out my '07 Road King chrome fork lowers for black powder coated fork lowers, this video is exactly what I needed. Thanks man! 🍻
I bought a pvc pipe and a roll of electrical tape. First tried the electrical tape, using the old fork seal on top of the new one. First hit and the seal was in place! Awesome trick and save more than 40 bucks. PVC pipe will go back to home depot :P
musiclucho Glad it worked for you.
I was skeptical when I read about it, but thought it was worth a $1 roll of tape.
Great tip! It worked perfectly for me
Great video! Thanks so much for posting!!
Youre welcome. Cheap and simple.
Where is the link for this I can't see what you did you should have shown how instead of explaining after the horse has bolted from the stable
You just roll electrical tape onto the tube and stop when the diameter is big enough to push the seal in.
www.instructables.com/id/Homebuilt-Seal-installer-Instal-any-seal-without-/
I did this it works perfectly thanks for the tip
Thanks. Going to give this a try when the rain stops!
Why didn't you push the metal ring in with the tape you put on the tube?
What ring?
@@Rangerscott77 the ring you used the screw driver on
@@matt3122 Snap rings dont go in that way. You have to start one end and work the rest of it into the groove.
Not talking about the snap ring. The thing @0:55
@@matt3122 That bushing is for the other fork tube.
Awesome my friend brilliant stuff
So you just wrap tape around it lots of times and job done yes ?
Yes
Watched the video, but still not sure what the fork seal driver is made from ?
Peter Morthen electrical tape
Wrap the tape tightly around the fork above your fork seal. Use enough tape to match the outer diameter of the oil seal, but not beyond. Then using a large soft hammer, hit the bottom of the caliper bracket. This will drive in the seal with the tape . There is a chance that the tape will deform if the seal doesn't go in on first attempt.
How about the wright tool for the job🤨
This is the right tool for the job. There was a job, he made a tool, and it worked. Too many household solutions to go buying "special" tools for everything.
How about the right right for the job.
This way eliminates the chance of marking the stanchion.
if you use tape to put the seal in, how do you get the tape off the seal when it's seated?
He's wrapping tape thickly around the stanchion and using that tape to drive the seal in, just tried it n it works!
Tap in hell !!!! Using a screw driver ???
you did very well thumbs UP
yeah worked great thanks
Why so many thumbs down?
All he does is talk about it rather than show it.
Your a fucking genius
Learn from the flip flop mechani.
NICE
Wow interesting how opinions differ on this subject......
Seems almost like a religion.....
I certainly will try this next time, thanks for bringing this up 👍
You are doing it wrong way. I am very sorry...