Hey folks,
Perhaps this is a silly question - I am in the process of pulling my forks off to replace fork seals ('93 600 Kat). Got the wheel and calipers off no problem.
In the epic stickied thread Squiggy made, he suggests to remove the flat fork brace the fender attaches to.
My fender detached from that brace no problem - however the four bolts securing brace-to-forks are extremely tight, to the point I am worried about damaging the heads with an Allen wrench/bit.
I don't think it is - but is it necessary to remove this brace to change the seals? (if not, just seems like unnecessary work...?)
Also a bit concerned about the damper screws on the bottom and the Allen-headed clampy screws at the top (for the clip-on-esque grips). I am currently making an extended 6mm allen socket by cutting up a wrench, and will try penetrating oil, hammer-tapping and a cheater bar with that on these top and bottom screws - if those fail, I go to Home Depot and finally buy the impact I've been wanting... although I am a bit concerned about impacting Allen heads.
Any input is appreciated. Thanks!
Perhaps this is a silly question - I am in the process of pulling my forks off to replace fork seals ('93 600 Kat). Got the wheel and calipers off no problem.
In the epic stickied thread Squiggy made, he suggests to remove the flat fork brace the fender attaches to.
My fender detached from that brace no problem - however the four bolts securing brace-to-forks are extremely tight, to the point I am worried about damaging the heads with an Allen wrench/bit.
I don't think it is - but is it necessary to remove this brace to change the seals? (if not, just seems like unnecessary work...?)
Also a bit concerned about the damper screws on the bottom and the Allen-headed clampy screws at the top (for the clip-on-esque grips). I am currently making an extended 6mm allen socket by cutting up a wrench, and will try penetrating oil, hammer-tapping and a cheater bar with that on these top and bottom screws - if those fail, I go to Home Depot and finally buy the impact I've been wanting... although I am a bit concerned about impacting Allen heads.
Any input is appreciated. Thanks!
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