That bolt should come right out, right?
jesse • That bolt should come right out. I can’t at the moment think of what keeps the damper rod itself (which the bolt connects to) from rotating along with the bolt. Are you sure that the upper fork leg isn’t rotating as you are attempting to loosen the bolt? It’s possible that the one that’s difficult to turn is just spinning the damper rod inside the fork. Heck, that’s possible on the one that’s easy to turn, too. Robin #790 • If you have the bolts out… I shoved the tube in the slider as far as it would go and then quickly and forcibly yanked on the tube with one hand while holding the slider in the other to get them out. This took several attempts. At the time I thought this can’t be right, I’m going to break something but I guess it takes that kind of force. Didn’t need a vise and heat won’t help unless your cold. Maybe since yours are bent so much you can’t get a good running start yanking on them? patobravo #1754 • Alright – finally got the bolts out and the forks apart. The
