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Lower leg, top nut: Tool to grip them

Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:33 am
by Rolf
Hi

I'm having unexpected diffulty untightening my T20 lower fork tube top nuts - ie. the circular things. They are stuck!

Suggestions for a tool that will not ruin them?

Cheers
Rolf

Re: Lower leg, top nut: Tool to grip them

Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 9:32 am
by Zunspec4
Hello Rolf,

You could try a strap type wrench, commonly used to unscrew oil filters etc. This is just a sample showing the type I mean.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Titan-Tools- ... Swb~Ja0i9x

Cheers Geoff

Re: Lower leg, top nut: Tool to grip them

Posted: Wed Apr 18, 2018 4:27 am
by Rolf
Good idea! Thank you!

Re: Lower leg, top nut: Tool to grip them

Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2018 6:36 am
by Rolf
Wanted to share a tip:

My end solution to this was to get a piece of aluminium pipe, inside diameter 50 mm (as the seal holder has an outside diameter of 50 mm).

A ring of this pipe, with a longitudinal cut through the side, slide down outside the seal holder and then a big pipe wrench on - and voila, no damage, thing loose.

Re: Lower leg, top nut: Tool to grip them

Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 4:09 am
by rngdng
Good way to do it.