View Full Version : Allen Bolt in Bottom of Fork on a 94zx7
94zx7
02-05-2011, 12:48 PM
How do you tighten the allen bolt in the bottom of the fork? Its tight, but it still turns.
Will the bottom of the fork fall off if the bolt is like that?
Im a newbie to these bikes, please help!
Thank you.
sunburnedaz
02-06-2011, 09:03 AM
You need a damping rod holding tool. go to the hardware store and get a bolt of the correct size and 2 nuts and you need to make a tool like this
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj277/Stingray99alfa/XZ-550%20RJ/Rebuild/IMG_0042Large.jpg
You can then put the head of the bolt into a socket and use that to hold the guts still while you tighten the bolt.
This is kind of what it looks like in use.
http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj277/Stingray99alfa/XZ-550%20RJ/Rebuild/IMG_0071Large.jpg
This was with the guts at the top of the fork and not shoved all the way at the bottom where you could not see anything.
PM me if you need help as I check those faster.
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