going to look at a bird tomorrow, one side of the forks is broken. he sent a pic. looks like it broke under the lower triple tree. the inside slider. can these be taken apart and welded successfully if taken to a pro? anyone have any pics of forks disassembled. will know more tomorrow. is this a deal breaker? thanks:thumbsup::doah:
it wasnt a pretty fix....but it but it fixed pretty good
http://www.oldminibikes.com/forum/project-logs/49862-jc-penney-el-tigre-rider-project.html
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The springs hold the forks together, the coils are threaded onto little tabs on the cups, they unscrew.
On mine I cut the fender mount where it was welded to one of the lowers so I could simply unscrew the tubes and springs and just welded it back when i got it put back together.
Some guys have had luck using a strap wrench around the spring itself to get enough twist to get it off one of the cup lips as well.
On mine I cut the fender mount where it was welded to one of the lowers so I could simply unscrew the tubes and springs and just welded it back when i got it put back together.
Some guys have had luck using a strap wrench around the spring itself to get enough twist to get it off one of the cup lips as well.
I got my forks soaking in PB blaster as the upper tubes are frozen in the lowers big time , I took some 2" pvc with caps on one end made em 14" long and lowered forks down into the pipes , only took a small amount of blaster to submerge them completely ! I'll see if it worked when I get home tonight ?? I'll post some pics too !
This is the stick welded mess I had to start with and the forks are severed right above the bottom tree ! I got some work on these :laugh:
Alright , got them partly apart , had to drill 1/4 " holes in lowers down near end of fork tube , inverted forks and poured Blaster in ! It did the trick , along ways to go still one upper was stuck up and one stuck down , some ding-a-ling welded the shit out of em , had the top spring cups welded down about an inch or so from the bottom tree ??? I'll have a lot to do but am now confident I can restore these to there original functional glory !
