43mm WP fork strip

[WAZ]

After 30 years working on bikes, I'm about to strip my first set of forks (2001 EC300). Are there any special tools/techniques involved in stripping the 43mm WP fork? I've had a look on youtube, but only found videos for the newer ktm WPs, which seem really straight forward. Any tips would be appreciated.
Cheers.

[Brian VT]

I dove in and changed the shim stack a few(many) years ago. No prior fork experience at all.
It was a piece of cake. The only "special" tool I needed was to grind down the thickness of a wrench (spanner). It's been a while, so not sure why, but I think it had to squeeze between the coils of the spring?
That, and the seal driver, are all I can remember being as "special".

[WAZ]

Thanks for that Brian, sounds like it should be a half hour job then!

[Tafka]

This might help:
LINK

[Rick]

Originally Posted by WAZ

After 30 years working on bikes, I'm about to strip my first set of forks (2001 EC300). Are there any special tools/techniques involved in stripping the 43mm WP fork? I've had a look on youtube, but only found videos for the newer ktm WPs, which seem really straight forward. Any tips would be appreciated.
Cheers.

Check your email:

[WAZ]

Thank you very much for the manuals, they'll be a great help!

[rogerdodge]

Hi
is there any chance I can have a copy too.
Thanks
Roger

[WAZ]

Originally Posted by rogerdodge

Hi
is there any chance I can have a copy too.
Thanks
Roger

The link in Tafka's post above is for a manual, but not in English, the pics explain most things though. I can email you an English copy if you prefer. They really are easy forks to work on, it took me 10 minutes per leg to strip them.

[gasgasxc]

Are the gas gas wp-43s of that era the same as the ktm of the same era? Any differences at all?

[WAZ]

The manuals I had were for KTMs and I could see no difference on my GG forks compared to the manual. There may be differences in spring/damping rates though.