250 SCRAMBLER FORK PLUGS, (CAPS)

ducscrambler · Post by **ducscrambler** » Thu Mar 05, 2009 6:59 am

I WANT TO REMOVE THE FORKS ON MY 1966 250 SCRAMBLER, AND THE FORK PLUGS, (CAPS), ARE A LITTLE BUGGERED UP, BUT NOT REAL BAD. IT APPEARS, SOMEONE, AT SOMETIME HAD USED THE WRONG SIZE ALLEN WRENCH. WHAT SIZE IS IT ACTUALLY? ALSO APPEARS TO BE TAPERED, BEING SLIGHTLY SMALLER AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HOLE. I KNOW THE PLUGS, (CAPS), WILL PROBABLY BE SEIZED, FROM GALLING, (I KNOW THIS BIKE SAT OUT IN THE WEATHER FOR A FEW YEARS). I HEARD AMMONIA CAN UNSTICK ALUMINUM TO STEEL, ANY TRUTH THERE? SHOULD I DISASSEMBLE THEM FROM THE BOTTOM, AND THEN SLIDE THE TUBES UP, THROUGH THE TOP TREE, AND THEN WORRY ABOUT GETTING THE PLUGS,(CAPS) LOOSE? I HAVE TWO PAIRS OF THESE FORKS, BUT THE SPARE ONES, BEING IN BETTER CONDITION, HAVE NO PLUGS, I AM GOING TO SWAP THE FORKS, AND WANT TO USE THE OLD PLUGS FOR NOW...UNTIL I CAN AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER PAIR, MONEY'S REAL TIGHT RIGHT NOW. ANY ADVICE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED...THANK YOU!

bobnorton · Post by **bobnorton** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 12:49 am

I dont know these forks but, if you can strip--stand upside down and soak in Plus-gas , inside and out. heat and cool a few times, grind up an allen key from oversize to fit taper, If no good, Stillsons and accept the damage!!

ducscrambler · Post by **ducscrambler** » Sun Mar 08, 2009 6:44 am

Thank you Mr. Norton, for your reply. I will try Gas-plus... hopefully won't have to resort to a pipe wrench.