Day 12...
Well, I was planning on doing nothing this weekend, but it was such a perfect day, I was bored, and I'm infected with wingitis, so out to the garage I went. Thought I might get started on the fork seals.
I removed the fender, axle clamps and brake calipers, disconnected the speedo cable, raised the front of the bike just enough for the axle to clear the studs and rolled out the wheel. Then I removed the air hose and loosened the fork caps. After draining the fluid, I loosened the allen bolts at the bottom of the forks. While pushing up slightly on the lower fork, I removed the allen bolt and released the spring pressure.
After removing the cap, the springs were removed. A light tap with a screwdriver and the dust seal popped off, and what a lovely sight!
It's cool - a little digging, a little vacuuming, more digging - it cleaned up nicely. The snap ring actually came out easily! Nothing like the last one I did!
Once the snap ring and spacer were out, a few yanks on the lower fork, and it came right apart. Cleaned it up real nice and did the other side. I'm gonna let the snap rings and spacers soak in the Evapo-Rust for a day or so, then the new seals will go in.
I started the bike and let her run for quite a while. The temp gauge went up about 3/4 of the way and the fan never came on, so I shut her down. Glitch #1, but an easy circuit to trace. Before installing them, the thermal switch tested good as did the fan motor.
To be continued...