front fork internal shield

[Crackleport]

Hi. Wondering if any of you guys knows what sort of material is used to make the thin shield that fits between the spring and the front fork leg on the later type forks. Looks to be a thick paper but surely not?. Is it to stop noise or reduce wear? Thanks. Ian

[G-Man]

Hi Ian

It's made out of a sort of plasticised paper, I believe. It's there to stop th espring rubbing on the leg, maybe to stop wear and noise.

I think Terry Silvia on this site made some reproductions out of plastic card. There were pictures.


G

Hi. Wondering if any of you guys knows what sort of material is used to make the thin shield that fits between the spring and the front fork leg on the later type forks. Looks to be a thick paper but surely not?. Is it to stop noise or reduce wear? Thanks. Ian

[Seadog]

Hi Ian

It's made out of a sort of plasticised paper, I believe. It's there to stop th espring rubbing on the leg, maybe to stop wear and noise.

I think Terry Silvia on this site made some reproductions out of plastic card. There were pictures.


G

Hi. Wondering if any of you guys knows what sort of material is used to make the thin shield that fits between the spring and the front fork leg on the later type forks. Looks to be a thick paper but surely not?. Is it to stop noise or reduce wear? Thanks. Ian

I tried many materials - shim stock, gasket material and other plastics. I found a plastic file folder to be best. I used the crease in the bottom of the folder for the bent over tabs. I have the measurements if you need them.

IMG_2544 by Sea Dog, on Flickr

[G-Man]

Thanks Seadog for jumping in with info and pictures.

G

Hi Ian

It's made out of a sort of plasticised paper, I believe. It's there to stop th espring rubbing on the leg, maybe to stop wear and noise.

I think Terry Silvia on this site made some reproductions out of plastic card. There were pictures.


G

Hi. Wondering if any of you guys knows what sort of material is used to make the thin shield that fits between the spring and the front fork leg on the later type forks. Looks to be a thick paper but surely not?. Is it to stop noise or reduce wear? Thanks. Ian

I tried many materials - shim stock, gasket material and other plastics. I found a plastic file folder to be best. I used the crease in the bottom of the folder for the bent over tabs. I have the measurements if you need them.

IMG_2544 by Sea Dog, on Flickr

[Seadog]

Thanks Seadog for jumping in with info and pictures.

G

Happy to help whenever I can. Here are the dimensions:

CB77Springguides by Sea Dog, on Flickr

[bill440cars]

Pretty cool info here, Thanks Seadog & G-Man, for posting this up. Very nice to know info.