https://www.mikesxs.net/yamaha-xs650-h-1-85-x-19-x-36-hole-front-rim-and-spoke-package.htmlExcel WM2 perhaps?
Yes. Do you have the tools to remove the damper rods?Disassembling forks... Am I better off leaving them in the triple clamps until the tubes are bare? I have caliper and tubes to drain.
Depends. I have a soft jaw vise I like to use for stuff like that. If you don't have one, leavin' 'em in the triple works. Mind you don't wrestle the bike over on it's side.Disassembling forks... Am I better off leaving them in the triple clamps until the tubes are bare? I have caliper and tubes to drain.
No I do not have the tools. I have extensions, I can go to next door neighbor and weld a hex tip to an old socket. I am new at this stuff but learning.Yes. Do you have the tools to remove the damper rods?
Don't need to be welded, just 8mm socket with a 8mm allen cut-off
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Excellent. Thanks. Somewhere I read find 17mm hex nuts and thread them onto rod.View attachment 226162
On the left is 17 mm. It fits on a 20 in 3/8 extension to hold the damper rod.
On the right is 8 mm from MikesXS. It fits the bolt on the bottom of the fork assembly.
Note:
The torque spec in the factory service manual for that bolt is incorrect. I believe 14.5 ft lbs is correct.
One of my concerns with every thing I do in the garage... every and opposite action has an equal reaction.Mind you don't wrestle the bike over on it's side.
Release the top triple clamp bolts BEFORE! trying to remove the fork caps, the clamping force makes it very hard to remove caps.Disassembling forks... Am I better off leaving them in the triple clamps until the tubes are bare? I have caliper and tubes to drain.
Maybe, but you ain't the first one.Unlaced the hub and started polishing. 1/2 hour. Who would thunk they clear coated the hub too? Yes, I am a bonehead.