Top bolt opening

HartaMan

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Jul 22, 2002
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Top bolt opening --help--

Any tips on opening the top bolts of the front suspension ? they have been locked for about ten years...... (KDX250 92')
 
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DEANSFASTWAY

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May 16, 2002
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Loosen the top triple clamp bolts leave the bottoms tight . Find a good 6 point socket that fits properly put it over the cap and give it a tap or two it might need to be shocked loose . Turn it out smoothly so you dont strip it . If the forks are out maybe you can use a heat gun or a small torch to warm up the top of the tubes . Setting the forks upside down overnight might help get some oil up into the threads .
 

HartaMan

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Jul 22, 2002
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thank you very much, in the end, it opened with WD40, if that means anything to you, its a spray that loosens bolt, sold here in Israel.
 

HartaMan

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Jul 22, 2002
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It's pretty nice, we have some desert, some mountains. The problem is that the sport is just starting out here(= legal and insurence problems). and of course theres is the element of surprise ( = someone surpsrising you with a machine gun in the middle of nowhere :) ).a month ago I was at a rally-type race and some bedwins (desert dwelling people) threw rocks at some of the contestents.

I guess we have some cool places to ride :) defently unusual.
 
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