anyone have a trick for removing the forks from the bike? I am all ears..

Once you have the wheel out and the front fender and calipers removed losen the socket head bolts in both forkclamps and they should come out with a bit of a twist.
Usually the only things that can prevent them is a bend in the leg so that the leg has a kink or some rust under the hard chrome.
I have found that difficult ones can usually be persuaded by using a piece of broomstick and a gentle tap with a big hammer so that it gets a solid jolt.

K Freak wrote:.
I have found that difficult ones can usually be persuaded by using a piece of broomstick and a gentle tap with a big hammer so that it gets a solid jolt.

I see you use the same trusted technique as my wife

thanks K Freak.

tcbuscg wrote:anyone have a trick for removing the forks from the bike? I am all ears..

RTFM

once again
still no need for the engish comunity to get the org. BMW Manual ?

RTFM?

Um, maybe he hasn't got one? Still, it doesn't hurt to ask.

Well if we all throw in a bit Zenonfeile will buy one and put it to PDF. All donations gratefully accepted. He needs 50 euro approx

Put me down for 5 euro.

On the Fichtel Sachs fork you can remove the lower legs without removing the fork tubes from the triple clamps. Remove the brake calipers ( wrap them in rags and bungee them away from the fender ) remove the wheel and front fender. If you look at the bottom of the fork slider you will see a 6 mm allen screw recessed into the slider above the axle. There is an opening in the bottom of the leg to allow you to use a long allen wrench to unscrew this screw. It will probably require an impact wrench to break the torque on it. Drain the fork oil before removing this screw, but removing this screw allows the fork slider to be removed from the fork leg. The screw holds the slider to the damper rod. Once the slider is in your hands, work a big flat screwdriver blade under the seal and gently twist the blade to work the seal loose. Once the seal is out, thoroughly clean out the slider with solvent.
To install a new seal I use the BMW seal driver. Otherwise, you could place the seal in the end of the slider and lay a flat piece of wood over it then try to gently tap it into the hole with out getting it cocked sideways or damaging the seal lip. Oh yeah, really important, you must sand the damage to the fork leg that caused the original seal to fail. Some little sharp edge from a nick in the fork leg damaged the seal and caused that leak. What I do is use a strip of 400 grit silicon carbide paper to sand the front and back surfaces of the leg in a cross hatched pattern, rubbing the paper across the leg at an angle in a manner like you would use a rag to shine the toe of your dress shoes. If you don't do this you will immediately damage the new seal.
Put plenty of white lithium grease on the new seal when you slide it back up the fork tube so you don't damage the seal on installation.



This is an article posted by the mason some time ago.

Ajays

http://www.4shared.com/account/dir/CDKNGc7N/_online.html

once again
still no need for the engish comunity to get the org. BMW Manual ?

Olaf, The manual is available on Bert's Downloads or here on my site. Click "Skip Ads" when it appears

Ajays

yess I know - but only Heynes

My aim is:

Org BMW Manual english - OCR scann printable for A4 Pages (doubble org size)
just like that


as mentioned before:
I would buy it, take care for the PDF and keep you informed

Thanks Zonenfeile, that's mighty nice of you!

Isn't he a lovely fellow this Olaf...not many of us about these days.

Thanks Zonenfeile [Olaf]