K11 Owners Group

Rafal

Hello!

So I have begun the work on my K11 - usual stuff with new bought, unknown British Wink

history bike. Now I am on the fork seal stage. And I stuck! I can not find a way to take out snap rings. Could you put a piece of advice in that subject?
Because I couldn't move on with the fork I did the brake cleaning procedure. God dam a lot dust, when I have got home I have looked like coal miner Smile

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Best regards!
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K1100RS is a real beast (in Marrakesh Red)
K75S is a real beauty - she has gone Sad

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endoman100 · Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 5:42 pm Post subject:

If you're talking about the snap rings that hold the seal in.....
OK Shocked

I had to get my wife to get them out. Embarassed

she took her time and poped them out of the groove with a small flat tip screwdriver then I used a needle nose to grab the ring and work it out
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Rider · Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:51 pm Post subject: Snap rings

Rafal,

The best tool I have used is a sharp dental pick. I mean a real dental pick and not one of the copies made to look like dental picks. Dentists buy new tools once in a while too and I get the used ones.

If you want to avoid the problem in the future you can buy an internal expanding snap ring with the holes for snap ring pliers but YOU MUST GRIND AWAY PART OF THE METAL NEAREST THE FORK TUBE for clearance. Leave enough for your snap ring pliers to get hold of.

Ed
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jklnhyde · Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 7:55 pm Post subject:

Rafal, let me tell you, the first one is the hardest because you won't be sure where to grab, or what is permissible to scrape/hurt/gouge. I took a real good look at how the ring sat in the groove and cleaned the area well. I then made sure the ring wouldn't 'walk' backward as I pried at it.
I had to push on one end with a flat screwdriver until the ring stopped moving in the groove. That was the most critical thing--getting it to stay still.
Then it was a matter of finding a very thin, medium length flat screwdriver and working the blade under one of the ends. Slowly I was able to lift it out of the groove, until after about the tenth time, it caught outside of the groove and I popped it out. I'm not kidding, the first one took less than 15 minutes and the second one less than 5 minutes!
It was hard but I've done much worse. Maybe I got lucky...

Shoganai · Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 8:34 pm Post subject:

They are a pain in the ass to get out every single time. (6 or 8 times I've done a fork seal job)

A very small common screwdriver is helpful.

I find cursing, yelling, spitting and storming out of the garage useful too. Embarassed

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Al. · Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 3:51 pm Post subject: Snap rings

YES - PIA.
Just be careful you don't damage around the edge of the tube.
I had a lucky escape - wasn't taking full care of what I was doing.
Nearly gouged the edge badly.
You can get sets of little 'picks' I got a set in an electronics shop - afterwards !
Tubes take a bit of washing out to get rid of swarf at the bottom.

Rafal · Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 1:09 pm Post subject:

Hello!
Well I did it! Small screwdrivers help a lot. Now forks are cleaned and assembled. But I have one more question. I did not take apart damping cartridges but I removed slide pipes. So what is oil quantity to put inside 350 and 400 ccm or 2x400?

Best regards,
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Rafal
K1100RS is a real beast (in Marrakesh Red)
K75S is a real beauty - she has gone Sad

, but not to far Smile

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Scott_Anderson · Posted: Sat Mar 21, 2009 1:49 pm Post subject: