Nigel. S wrote:Somehow missed this so just read whole thing from start. Great read. Always good to read these DIY rebuilds. Good luck with it.
From my own experience only, I would pay a bit more and buy decent components for forks rather than a "rebuild kit". ones I had were woefully bad. Holes off centre through bushes, nuts/bolts with unsymetrical heads, just complete sh1te, but as I say that was my experience. It is tough if you're on a budget and you are confronted with a cheap option for something that costs double elsewhere. But there will normally be a good reason why prices are so different. Hope that helps, don't mean it to be a downer.![]()
Washers, believe it or not the lower ones were what was in the kit, top ones innocenti originals, guess which I used. And the dealer told me on the phone that they check all the components of their kits, check for what I wonder! Also balls on end of rods were wrong size (despite ordering kit with small balls) and didn't fit snug into fork links and look like they'd been made with a blunt plastic spoon! Maybe it was just my choice of dealer that was the prob, can't remember who without going through receipts but hey, I'm over it now
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Anyhow, keep at it. Great thread![]()
Hi Nigel. Thanks for the feedback, nice to hear from new people

Some interesting washers there, definitely look like they've been cut out with a knife and a fork

On the back of your experience I'll probalb spend a bit more money from a decent supplier

Cheers
Matt