I renewed the fork innards last March and had the same problem.
In fact one side had no nylon sleeve!? So - I cut one from a
detergent bottle that had the same (very close) thickness. No
problem. The sleeve really only helps to slide in the fork tube
into the headstock? and avoid any scratching the tube when
refitting as well as providing some protection to the tube at the
in the headstock joint. Probably why it is no longer available or
needed.
Keith (Completed over 1000 miles during May of this year touring
the Spanish Picos Mountains area of Northern Spain on my 1999 W650
with 60,000miles on the clock)
On 01/09/2022 01:34, Ron Graf wrote:
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My front forks are
completely disassembled for cleaning and refilling with
heavier oil. I want to replace the white nylon bushings which
go into the groove of each damper rod. My dealer looked them
up, and come to find out you cannot buy just the nylon
bushing, you have to buy the entire damper rod, spring, and
oil lock piece! But that's not really an issue now, because
the dealer also told me that this is no longer available. I
find it hard to believe that these bushings fit only this
model of bike, so does anybody know where this white nylon
bushing can be sourced in the aftermarket?
Also, one of the
large Teflon coated bronze bushings is worn down to the
bronze, and the small and large Teflon coated bushings are
still available, although my dealer says priced at almost
unobtainium prices, at about $35 a piece. Does anybody know
if these aftermarket bushings are available?
