I bought a pair of chromed outer forks from a party who couldn’t sell them for what they wanted on Ebay. I called them direct and made an offer he couldn’t refuse.
Removal, disassembly, reassembly, and installation looks pretty straight forward. I do have a question for anyone with experience reassembling the Hinckley forks.
The service manual states to use a special tool to drift the top bushing and oil seal into place on reassembly.
The Haynes manual says to use a “suitable drift†(similar to a punch) to install the bushing and oil seal.
Can I get away with the drift (punch) or in your opinion should I purchase the special tool from Bikebandit at $45?
I’d really hate to have to purchase the special tool for a one-time project, but I’d like to make this endeavor as easy as possible.
Does anyone have this tool for “rent� What pitfalls did you experience for this job?
Thanks in Advance,
Tom
