exman Posted November 24 Report Share Posted November 24 I think it's time to see what is inside of front forks on my fresh bought 2009 Montesa, upper part is 39mm diameter black coated steel, lower is silver aluminum with NN-3-00-R/L stamped on it, but no Brand. In case that I have to replace some parts, how could I know whether it is Showa or Paioli or something else? And one more: is there any KNOW HOW to repair small dent on the upper (steel) part? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemur Posted November 24 Report Share Posted November 24 The dent is in the stanchion tube? Pictures if you can might help. If the dent is anywhere the fork seal slides over it is a problem and the best fix with stanchion tubes is always replacement. Almost certainly Showa since Honda owns a big part of it. Easy to service once you've seen how, always messy be ready for that, clean everything just like you would clean a gun. Inspect slider bushings for wear on the nylon coatings, the slider bushings are a common item for replacement in order to keep fork seals good. Buy the better name brand fork seals not the super cheap ones, they aren't the same take photos during dismantle so you put everything together the correct way and iff in doubt refer to the parts manual drawings. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exman Posted November 25 Author Report Share Posted November 25 It is in the stanchion tube, of course. I've heard that some super glue might help, I'll give it a try.. Regarding everything else, I'll keep on Manual and your little hints. Thank you mate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemur Posted November 25 Report Share Posted November 25 Superglue aka crazy aka cyanoacrylate is great to attach 2 perfectly mating surfaces, it can work to seal a tire slash or glue your fingers together, it is useless for filling holes in a steel stanchion tube and you can't form or shape it after it dries. Even 'hard as nails' nail polish can help to fill holes, but anything short of new steel parts will eventually fail plus damage the seals and slide bushings resulting in additional expense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyc21 Posted November 26 Report Share Posted November 26 I have been able to use super glue to temporarily fill a scratch in my fork tube at an event. I replaced it as soon as possible once I was able to do so, not sure how long the patch job would have lasted but it did get me through the event and a couple weeks tell the part came. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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