Stripping Forks - 2
Having undone the fork cap bolt we now need to take the insides of the fork - the spacer, spring seat (like a washer) and the fork spring. Now all these pieces are covered in fork oil so makes sense to take precautions to stop this horrible stuff going everywhere. To catch the drips I put down a cloth on the floor around the bench where the fork is held in the vice. As I pull the bits out I hold a cloth around the fork, wiping them clean as they come out

 
Wiping spring with cloth to stop oil dripping

The next task is to undo the remove the damper rod, but before we do this lets tip out the remainder of the oil left in the fork else it will make a big mess on the floor. So take the fork out of the vice and tip the oil away.

 
Tip the oil into a can for disposal later


This is what bad fork oil looks like:

 
Oil is grey and white and smells like a skunk having a bad day

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