This page will document the overhaul of the fork legs of my GT750J model.
It does not deal with installing steering head bearings, a procedure I didn't take the opportunity to document.
For now; here are some parts illustrations..
The following picture shows the components mounted on the inner fork tube of the J and K models. This fork model
can be overhauled by replacement of individual parts (but new such parts for the exclusive 1972-73 variants are
difficult to locate).
(Later models have another fork design where less parts were available for replacement, rather replacing whole
assemblies was the policy there).
I've found a good slider bushing, pos 9 also (no picture).
Shown here is Pos 10, the piston which I was able to locate as a new part (Vintage Parts/Ohio) :
I've been able to find two NOS inner tubes #51111-31030.
These are very hard to find in this condition:
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| The J/K models are the only GT750's with a replacable piston part (pos 10). | ||
I also came across a NOS 'outer tube', supplied by Brian Cutler, Melbourne (75 australian dollars).
I'm here working on grinding the clearcoat off...this part
had some shelf wear, otherwise perfectly new.
Take a peek down the tube..
Here is the fork maintenance information available from the Suzuki GT750 Service Manual:
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2000-09-28: I now have one of the fork assemblies together. You need a snap ring plier (for pos 16 and 13) and
a tube of suitable dimension when installing a new oil seal. All other parts can be removed/assembled by hand.The
tricky part is getting the assembly together with the new oil seal. |
