1967 CL77 Front Fork Disassmbly Guide

[coydogsf]

I am rebuilding my front forks, 67 cl77 and am having trouble getting off the fork pistons. This writeup says to slide the pistons off after removing the retaining ring. Mine seem quite stuck. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks

I've got the same issue. Can someone just quickly confirm that, assuming that the bottom circlip has been removed, these pistons at the bottom *should* slide off? There are no holes in the sides with little plugs like I've seen on another post. Just a smooth sided piston. They do not have the two rings in the sides that I see in my exploded view in the manual. Full disclosure, the "fork oil" had the consistency and color of watered down chocolate milk when I drained it. I've been spraying with PB Blaster this afternoon and hoping for some movement with a mallet and wood block. Am I missing a step?



Thanks in advance!
Dave

[LOUD MOUSE]

Yes.
Those parts are designed to come OFF THE END of the tube.
Yours probably still had the FISH OIL it was issued.
You may want to heat the parts a bit then use brass rod to tap them off. .............lm

I am rebuilding my front forks, 67 cl77 and am having trouble getting off the fork pistons. This writeup says to slide the pistons off after removing the retaining ring. Mine seem quite stuck. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks

I've got the same issue. Can someone just quickly confirm that, assuming that the bottom circlip has been removed, these pistons at the bottom *should* slide off? There are no holes in the sides with little plugs like I've seen on another post. Just a smooth sided piston. They do not have the two rings in the sides that I see in my exploded view in the manual. Full disclosure, the "fork oil" had the consistency and color of watered down chocolate milk when I drained it. I've been spraying with PB Blaster this afternoon and hoping for some movement with a mallet and wood block. Am I missing a step?



Thanks in advance!
Dave