Kawasaki KD175 Fork Rebuild and Seal Replacement. Remove clean and rebuild the forks. Suspension

We have a 1978? Kawasaki KD175 and we are going to get this motorcycle back up and going.
In this video we will be replacing the fork seals and talking about how the forks work. I am not sure if these are Showa and Kayaba forks or maybe a different brand but they all work similar from this era of play bikes.
These forks include progressive fork springs and a dampening rod. We will refill with Honda SS8 fork oil. The forks on this motorcycle are similar two many vintage forks and forks used in AHRMA racing.
Follow along as we remove the forks disassemble or take them apart and clean them. We will replace the fork seals with a set of Bikemaster fork seals and get them back on the bike.

[@drumsome614]

thanks for making this video! my 74 F11 250 needs fork seals

[@ChrisLyons-xd2lz]

Thanks great video- i’m rebuilding 76 Kx 125, replacing seals, very helpful!

[@AugustinPionati]

Excellent video. I’m rebuilding the forks on my 78 kd125. You made this task seem very approachable.
Thank you

[@RaymoreRepair]

These are pretty simple forks. Thanks for watching.

[@nickpoole8730]

thanks, really helpful, rebuilding some KH250 forks which seem really quite similar, so this was really useful additional info

[@grantphelps250]

Very helpful - I'm rebuilding 1975 KT250 forks, not identical, but close enough to help a bunch. Thanks

[@RaymoreRepair]

Glad I could help. Thank you for watching.

[@aircooled68]

Enjoyed that... loved that you didn't edit the fall out, well saved by the way

[@RaymoreRepair]

Thanks 👍

[@MrSpencerjames]

That's just what I needed my new seals came today for my 77 KD175A2 thanks for the very helpful information and entertainment Good video brother UK.....

[@RaymoreRepair]

Thank you for watching.

[@TonyTheNerd]

Very helpful, thanks

[@RaymoreRepair]

Glad it was helpful! Thank you for watching.

[@mrserious55]

like the vise

[@RaymoreRepair]

It is made by Park Tool and is designed to hold bicycles. Thank you for watching.

[@derekmoore1612]

Have you ever seen this style fork stuck in full compression? Any idea why that might happen? Maybe oil too low and bottomed out?....Maybe the forks were serviced at some point and the bottoming out cone sleeve not re-installed? There is no external visual damage. The only thing that I did to try to get them to move out was have 2 people (360lbs) stand on the wheel and lifted the front of the bike up. Nothing moved. It's on a '76 175ke. I need to get it working properly. Thing rides like a lumber wagon😆 I basically never ride it, because I have a road legal XR400R that fills the 175's place, but I'd like to get it in proper riding condition. Thanks for the video.

[@RaymoreRepair]

Thank you for watching.

[@cainbeeping8480]

The manual says 5.1 ounces or 150 cc. On the fork seal oil for that bike. How did you clean up the shaft??

[@RaymoreRepair]

I used Scotch Brite in the parts washer. Started with a course pad and finished with a finer one. Thank you for watching.

[@ninerempire5413]

Hey I was hoping I might get some help. Currently my outer and inner forks won’t come apart. I have loosened the fork cylinder bolt all the way but the inner fork still won’t drop. The fork cylinder just spins with the Allen bolt when I loosen.

[@RaymoreRepair]

They make a special tool that goes down from the top inside the inner fork tube to hold it from turning. Sometimes it is necessary and sometime you can use a long extension to reach down inside. Thank you for watching.

[@ninerempire5413]

@@RaymoreRepair Thanks for getting back to me i actually ended up purchasing the tool hoping it works well