help pleeeeease.. probs with nc24 forks. urgant...

[suzbug]

Can anybody give any advice, I am in the middle of replacing my for oil seals on nc24 and following a great guide I got from on here.
But, I cannot remove my damper bolt, it's just spinning.. how can I separate the two tubes? Is there a special tool? Where can I get one today??
Any help is really appreciated as I've drawn a dead end..
Suzbug

[Neosophist]

Your supposed to undo the bottom bolt first. without spring pressure on it the bolt will just spin...

[porndoguk]

as neo said, i used a 36" breaker bar with a reducer to a 6 allen, but you need the sprint to be pushing dont on the damper rod so you can get it undo.

[Terri400]

An air gun might do the trick, otherwise you need to get a tool that'll fit into the top of the lower spring seat, I've posted a picture of the tool I used on here http://www.bikersoracle.com/vfr/forum/s ... p?t=100943 reply #11

If you need further description then just ask

Ian

[spooky]

Get your self a 24 mm bolt (24mm measured across the flats) and get it welded to a half inch round bar about 3 feet long so its head is at the end and push it into the head of the damper rod ,clamp the other end in a vice to hold the inner part of the damper rod. I had this problem before and found this to be the best way to stop the damper rod from spinning.

[suzbug]

Sorry for late reply, had internet issues!
Thanks for the advice, I ended up rebuilding the forks and compressing them fully using a racket strap.
This gave me just enough resistance in the head if the damper and eventually the bolts cracked afnd unscrewed.
I was then able to replace the seals and oil.
Thank you very much for the and I was able to complete the job and I'm chuffed to say the bike now has an mot! First one in 5 years! thanks, couldn't have done it without your help
suzbug

[Neosophist]

Yep, Always best to loosen the damper bolt when there together, an impact driver / shock approach will usually loosen the bolt.