07 R1 fork tear down need help ASAP

Cody701 · Feb 5, 2012

So i blew my fork seals. preveouse owner let bike sit for 2 years. i got the bike and started riding it like i should. minus the wheelies at 130+ long story short, blown fork seals. have seals and dust seals in hand. pulled bolth forks, fork #1, undid the top half. drained oil. the guts wont come out. flipped fork, tried removing the bolt (on the very bottom of the fork) thinking it was securing my valving and springs and what not. i turned it for about a good 10 minutes. it never came out or showed progress of coming out. is it a fixed bolt? why cant i get the shock apart? i cant even remeove the spring and what not. why is it still stuck in??? fork #2, left on the bike. went straigh for the bolt on the bottom. again turned for way too long. it wont come out. forks are stock and un touched (as far as i know) need answers ASAP as i will be back at this tomorrow morning.

P.S, first time doing suspension work myself. always had mechanics do my bike work back in racing days.

Cody701 · Feb 5, 2012

bump bump bump!!! youtube gave me no answers come on guys i know some of you are holding out on me here give me some answers :fact

uksparky · Feb 5, 2012

Cody701 said:
bump bump bump!!! youtube gave me no answers come on guys i know some of you are holding out on me here give me some answers :fact

You need special tools to dismantle the forks ...not sure what they are but if i remember....one of the tools is for removing the spring.

Cody701 · Feb 5, 2012

thats the thing everything is a basic bolt and what not. there is only one little part i cant get undone but that is on the side of the lower portion of the fork, and its just a whole with 4 notches almost like a phillips screw driver. if thats the case then that is the only thing i would need. and i could probly find a way to make one.

scsvmax · Feb 5, 2012

You need the tool or make one that fits down inside the spring to the bolt inside the fork. and weld a long bar to the socket that fits down the fork leg that you can hold the bolt for removal.

Cody701 · Feb 5, 2012

so i have to hold the bolt on the bottom of the fork from the inside????

scsvmax · Feb 5, 2012

Yes and the tool has to fit inside the spring to the bottom inside of the leg to hold the bolt. If you have a long thin rod welded to the right size socket that all fits, then weld a tee handle to hold at top.

Cody701 · Feb 5, 2012

ya i didnt know better so i did a full drain on the first fork and now the bolt free spins. fork #2 i didnt know i released the pressure from the top cap already and it is also free spinning. so at least nothing is messed up right? i just need to make the tool or borrow one from a local shop

scsvmax · Feb 5, 2012

Yes, nothing broken.

Cody701 · Feb 5, 2012

k thanks for the reply. so im thinking ill do a full drain and what not. then just be lazy and go see the guys and have them get the seals in and the forks back together but thats it. ill do fluid and all that to limit cost from them :nforc:

*R1* · Feb 7, 2012

let me go find an awsome DIY for my last bike. A TL1000R.... I followed the steps my self with pure success give me a few minutes to locate!

*R1* · Feb 7, 2012

http://imageevent.com/tlsdoug/tlzonestuff/tlrtlsforkdisassemblyreassembly

Go here and read and look at images may not work same for r1, but it shows you how special tools are what is required to tear apart forks!

Cody701 · Feb 12, 2012

good news i finished the swap with out the special tool. did some research. and the bolt on the bottom is a free spinning bolt so i just bound up the spring by pushing on it a little after the for was drained and used a air gun and got both forks apart and back together. so its a success and it IS possible with out the special tool

07 R1 fork tear down need help ASAP

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