Dissasembling forks - Damper cartridge bolt not budging.

Motorcycling
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I can’t get the damper cartridge bolt out of the fork slider on my Yamaha (I’m replacing the oil seals and need to take out the fork internals) - The bolt has an allen head and I’m using an allen key with an extension bar slipped over it to get some leverage - the right hand fork bolt came out easy - the left is proving to be a right bugger - I’m putting a lot of force on it and it’s not budging - I’m dead scared that I’m going to round the bolt - which would be like a totally sh1t development. . . Debating whether to swallow pride and take fork to local bike shop and ask them to do it.

Unless anyone has any magic solutions?

Thanks in advance for any advice.

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air gun!! :wink:

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Aye, whack a rattle gun on that bad boy - YKIMS :slight_smile:

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Thanks fellas - I reckon your right! I’ll take it to a shop and they can get a gun or such like on it. :wink:

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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CLARKE-12V-IMPACT-WRENCH-1-2-BRAND-NEW_W0QQitemZ120525857486QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Home_Garden_PowerTools_SM?hash=item1c0fe6a2ce

I accept no responsibility for you wrecking anything. Make sure the socket does not slip! I’ve used this before for fork internals.

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Cheers Solamanda - may give it a go! :wink:

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Got the sucker out with a deep hex socket bit attached to a breaker bar.I bought the hex socket bit this morning from a really good tool shop down the road from me!

Ha! :smiley:

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Hey Ninja you can do my forks next :slight_smile:

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Sure - when I’ve recovered psychologically from doing these ones! :wink: