valve stems on my 82 v fork tubs?

Started by swat125, October 05, 2006, 10:34:41 PM

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swat125

October 05, 2006, 10:34:41 PM
what are these about 1 on each side on top of the top tripple tree//

Brian Moffet

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October 05, 2006, 10:50:17 PM
If they are on top of the forks and look like tire pressure adjustments, you have 1983 fork tops.  They are to pressurize the forks somewhat to help the ride.

Brian

Lucky

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October 05, 2006, 10:56:31 PM
Sounds like a Rick G. mod. Valve stems in the fork caps give you air forks.  keep the pressure under 15 psi. under load that figure will double or more.
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swat125

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October 05, 2006, 11:57:01 PM
thank you for the info

ps2/bikevision

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October 07, 2006, 01:11:41 PM
is it as simple as drilling and taping a valve stem in the caps to have air forks or are the insides different?

h2olawyer

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October 07, 2006, 01:25:34 PM
Simple as drilling & tapping.  (Merely taping would probably leak.  :D )

I did it to my 82 forks before the front end wsap.  Worked great.

There are probably cheaper ways but I found a kit with the valves, a correctly sized drill bit & the proper NPT tap.  It was still under $20.  The shop where I found the kit is no longer in business.  :'(

H2O
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October 08, 2006, 05:23:19 PM
If you use discarded valve stems from broken cast wheels, you don't even need to tap.

AND, if you bash the nut out of that swell screwdriver handle that came with the tool kit, it will fit inside the fork cap and over the valve when you want to assemble or disassemble.
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