I bought a bike in a box and I am reassembling the fork tubes. The allen bolt that goes into the bottom of the fork does not have an o-ring. The repair manual that I purchased shows "packing" between the bolt and the bottom of the fork leg. Could I just use an oil resistant o-ring or do I need to special order some kind of "packing" from Yamaha?? Thanks
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Fork tube reassembly
- Thread starter Doctari
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650trader
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A copper washer is used under the head of the socket head bolt
It threads into the fork dampener
On my 80 it's a copper washer. What year forks do you have?
Yes. Gasket... washer.... all the same.
The factory also called for some thread locking compound and some gasket sealer on the threads .....
Personally, I don't bother with the thread locking compound but I do apply some Yamabond (or Hondabond) up at the top near the bolt head .....
Personally, I don't bother with the thread locking compound but I do apply some Yamabond (or Hondabond) up at the top near the bolt head .....
FWIW, I just took mine apart and it was a red fiber washer (like some of the oil drain plug ones) not the copper I was expecting. I'm sure it's not available anymore and if I had to replace I would use copper.
I would definitely use (annealed) copper washers. Some may like bonded seals ("Dowty rings") for sealing bolts and plugs, but I don't. Soft aluminum washers may work just as good as copper.
Had to Google Dowty rings...now I know.
