GPZ750 fork seals

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Re: GPZ750 fork seals

Post by Eastoe »

Done. Well one fork at least anyway.
Special tool and fork seal driver pictured below.
Now the next issue. This model has air forks but it looks like the previous owner has removed the o rings inside the balance chamber so I don't think it will be air forking any more. I'm gunna put o rings back in and see how they work.
Everyone I knew back then used to blow the shit out of them by pumping them up with the servo pump. Not too many read instructions. I think it is supposed to be 8.5-13 psi.
Has anyone had any experience with these forks with and without air?
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Re: GPZ750 fork seals

Post by Gosling1 »

I know some punters who have blocked up the air holes with a spot of weld or aluminium putty. I recently took the air-caps off the forks on my 650 and just used a 1" spacer to give the forks a bit more pre-load in place of air pressure.

The good thing about pre-load spacers is that you can fiddle with the spacer height to get exactly the fork response you want.

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