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When my wife catches me hand polishing my shaft, I'm going to tell her you said it was the right thing to do.silverback wrote: ↑Wed Dec 18, 2019 1:41 pm Lots of farm equipment uses hydraulic cylinders, and they get pretty beat up. Scored piston shafts is common place.
I usually used some scotchbrite pads to smooth them out if it wasn't horrible. Worked pretty well.
I know you have new(er) forks, but if it is just minor scratches, you might try...huh huh huh...uhh....hand polishing your shaft...huh huh huh...
Go ahead and tell her. She knows you, doesn't know me, and I know enough about women to know they always blame the husband right or wrong!HotRodZilla wrote:When my wife catches me hand polishing my shaft, I'm going to tell her you said it was the right thing to do.silverback wrote: ↑Wed Dec 18, 2019 1:41 pm Lots of farm equipment uses hydraulic cylinders, and they get pretty beat up. Scored piston shafts is common place.
I usually used some scotchbrite pads to smooth them out if it wasn't horrible. Worked pretty well.
I know you have new(er) forks, but if it is just minor scratches, you might try...huh huh huh...uhh....hand polishing your shaft...huh huh huh...
These forks don't seem like they can be polished out. The imperfections seem more like chunks of chrome missing from rock hits. That's about all I can think of. I still need to send these off, but ice been up to my ears. My wife even asked me the other day, "What are you doing with these motorcycle pipes in this room?" Well, I'm sending them off to see if they can be fixed. When I get around to it. Lol.
The saga continues.
Needs to be longer, and fiberglass or carbon fiber. Also needs to be tuned to your particular weight and the height you are shooting for. Doubt they'll work for this purpose.
I am supposed to be sending these to BikerChuck. I just haven't gotten it done yet. Why? Because I suck!!raYzerman wrote: ↑Fri Dec 20, 2019 12:01 am Pitting or chrome missing... depends on how big I suppose, ScotchBrite them first, but if you can feel them sticking up (enough to cut a seal), then take a file and file them flush to the surface (carefully of course, don't go nuts), then polish with a strip of crocus cloth (900 grit or higher) as if you were doing a shoe shine. Now they won't cut the seal and they would have to be pretty big to leak past (chances are this is all above the seal area)... if chrome is indeed missing, they might rust but a little wipe once in a while should take care of that. You can easily do all this yourself.
You know way too much about pile vaulting.gixxerjasen wrote:Needs to be longer, and fiberglass or carbon fiber. Also needs to be tuned to your particular weight and the height you are shooting for. Doubt they'll work for this purpose.
I did it in high school. Like most things in my life, I managed to be just "OK" at it and never really good.silverback wrote: ↑Fri Dec 20, 2019 10:27 amYou know way too much about pile vaulting.gixxerjasen wrote:Needs to be longer, and fiberglass or carbon fiber. Also needs to be tuned to your particular weight and the height you are shooting for. Doubt they'll work for this purpose.
I now hold you in suspicious contempt...
How do we know you are NOT a pole vaulting champion? (Ref: https://youtu.be/aB1eBJNbtAA )
Well, I was remiss in my suggestions... best way to check for pitting that might damage a seal is for you to drape your panty hose over the tube and see if they snag.....HotRodZilla wrote: ↑Fri Dec 20, 2019 1:11 amI am supposed to be sending these to BikerChuck. I just haven't gotten it done yet. Why? Because I suck!!raYzerman wrote: ↑Fri Dec 20, 2019 12:01 am Pitting or chrome missing... depends on how big I suppose, ScotchBrite them first, but if you can feel them sticking up (enough to cut a seal), then take a file and file them flush to the surface (carefully of course, don't go nuts), then polish with a strip of crocus cloth (900 grit or higher) as if you were doing a shoe shine. Now they won't cut the seal and they would have to be pretty big to leak past (chances are this is all above the seal area)... if chrome is indeed missing, they might rust but a little wipe once in a while should take care of that. You can easily do all this yourself.
No! Those were good suggestions. The pantyhose thing is unnecessary because the imperfections are big enough to see. Besides, there is no reason to risk ruining a good pair of pantyhose. They're so soft and comfortable...raYzerman wrote: ↑Fri Dec 20, 2019 1:00 pmWell, I was remiss in my suggestions... best way to check for pitting that might damage a seal is for you to drape your panty hose over the tube and see if they snag.....HotRodZilla wrote: ↑Fri Dec 20, 2019 1:11 amI am supposed to be sending these to BikerChuck. I just haven't gotten it done yet. Why? Because I suck!!raYzerman wrote: ↑Fri Dec 20, 2019 12:01 am Pitting or chrome missing... depends on how big I suppose, ScotchBrite them first, but if you can feel them sticking up (enough to cut a seal), then take a file and file them flush to the surface (carefully of course, don't go nuts), then polish with a strip of crocus cloth (900 grit or higher) as if you were doing a shoe shine. Now they won't cut the seal and they would have to be pretty big to leak past (chances are this is all above the seal area)... if chrome is indeed missing, they might rust but a little wipe once in a while should take care of that. You can easily do all this yourself.