B-17 Tech Inverted Fork Rebuild

B-17 Rebuild

1. First, use a strap wrench to remove the swoopy seal cover. (See fig. 10 and 11)

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2. Depending on model, use a spanner or hex wrench to remove phantom body cap. (Hex wrench with drilled hole for brake line available from American Susp.)

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3. Pull steel braided line out.

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4. Remove the bottom out.

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5. Drain oil, cycle shock and remove Bottom-out spring, spring top, and push rod tube.

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6. Clean and inspect all parts. Make sure NOTHING is damaged. Check your chrome.

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7. Inner tube then goes into vise. Use a breaker bar to twist

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8. Pull out lower leg, remove main spring, swoopy seal, and remove inner tube, with piston.

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9. Use a pick to remove seal snap ring. Use screwdriver and hammer at end of seal to remove it. Wipe inside all clean to remove any debris.

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10. Place new seal in with the numbers facing out; make sure seal bottoms out.

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11. Install cir-clip, when you hear the snap, the clamp is fully in.

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12. Use condom over inner tube so as not to cut the seal. Slide inner tube all the way in; push it down.

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13. Pull swoopy cover seal over, first before installing leg.

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14. Spring pointed down, with push rod tube on top, washer between spring and cir clamp.

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15. Run brake line through inner tube. Make sure that it is COMPLETELY STRAIGHT so it does not knot up.

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16. Use ‘242 Lock-Tite’ on lower leg threads once around tight and with 90 lbs. of torque.

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17. Clean up all debris off of the brake line.

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18. Slide in spring top with 3-inch spring.

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19. Use 3/8 rod to even it out. Make sure push rod is over and down in.

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20. Bottom out steel tube goes in next.

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21. Put a loop in the brake line. Make sure you walk it the same way through and slide it part way down.

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22. Place cir-clip around brake line. Brake line loop to go right under threads.

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23. Fill fork with 5-weight oil. [For V8 cycles or +0 and below use 10 wt. oil]

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24. Tape end of steel braided line. Dip it in Vaseline. Push it through body cap slowly and not to cut the seal.

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25. Put on a table to cycle oil, ‘242 Lock-Tite’ seal cover; one drop hand tight.