RE: [Honda-C70] Front Fork - rebuild??

Patrick: I agree with John K try checking the bolts first. My 81 had a squawk in the front brake so I sanded the drum & shoes & fallowed with brake cleaner . When I reassembled the squawk was gone but the brake pulled to the left. Axel must be binding I thought , so I loosened it a bit. Now it didn`t pull to the side but it wobbled. After much trial & error of turning the castle axle nut 1 hole at a time I found the" Goldie Locks " spot where it was " just right" . No $$$ just time spent. Also I disassembled my front suspension to check for wear & found that the grease zerks were stuck & had never let any grease in . So I unstuck the check balls with a sharp nail & greased the zerks . The front end was much tighter for a couple of weeks with grease filling all the spaces that had been dry since the factory. Again no $$$ just time . Good Luck ! Baby Huey

To: Honda-C70@yahoogroups.com
From: jrkeele@att.net
Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 19:43:18 -0700
Subject: Re: [Honda-C70] Front Fork - rebuild??

Patrick, on the '81 we had until just a few years ago, there was a time when I
noticed the front wheel getting 'wobbly' as you describe. I assumed that fixing
would require suspension disassembly and some level of 'rebuild'. I was pleased
to find that the suspension pivot bolts were somehow no longer tight, and it was
fixed simply by tightening them back up. (Ours was a low-miles bike...less than
2500 miles, as I recall.) Maybe you also could be so fortunate?
John K.
in Indiana

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From: Mike Gladu <mgladu@mindspring.com>
To: Honda-C70@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, May 20, 2011 5:49:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Honda-C70] Front Fork - rebuild??

At 9:40 PM +0000 5/20/11, patrick.siney wrote:
>My front wheel is getting a bit wobbly. I'm not sure why... but
>I'm guessing its the front bushings.
>
>Any other things I should be looking at? and can I with no
>special tools put in the front bushing if I can get ahold of any??
>
>thanks Group.
>
>Patrick Siney
>Southern Indiana. 1981.

You can replace the bushings, the arms and the shocks at dratv.com
and without any special tools.

http://www.dratv.com/framandsuspa.html

Mike G.
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