Yamaha TRX850 Enthusiasts Forum

hello, trx-ers
does any of you have the damper rod holder(90890-01388)??
i used a piece of wood to hold the damper but when i'll get to assembly i'll need that tool...

i use an air impact wrench , but sometimes you need a bit of heat as well

I made one up by welding a bolt to a piece of 3/8 round bar like a large tee bar. If you are interested Ill dig it out and measure it up.

thanks! i made it by welding a bolt to a long t-bar

TRX-er, did you manage to rebuild your forks ok? I'm contemplating stripping mine down as an interim before I eventually replace the whole front end, read through the service manual and saw 'special tools'... One of them is a massive extension which seems like a simple fix to jury rig something but the other end looks like a nut blank with a small hole drilled one side and a 3/8 socket cup the other? Is there a Heath Robinson/Redneck/Bogan alternative?

As usual my problem is needing to get any work done over a weekend as I use the bike all week to commute, so I can't take it apart to have a look... well I can but that would mean even more garage time which my better half will have a dim view of!

I used a wooden broomhandle and an electric impact screwdriver. Worked fine.

Electric impact gun is all that's needed. I do mine with the forks in situ

Thanks guys, I suspected the 'special tools' were nice to have. I'm guessing the function of the tool is to stop it rotating whilst you under the bolt/nut the other end, but an impact wrench shocks it loose before it has time to think about spinning?

Overlord Neil wrote:Thanks guys, I suspected the 'special tools' were nice to have. I'm guessing the function of the tool is to stop it rotating whilst you under the bolt/nut the other end, but an impact wrench shocks it loose before it has time to think about spinning?

Exactly.

Rubes wrote: I used a wooden broomhandle and an electric impact screwdriver. Worked fine.

Me too. But now the misses starts complaining why the *** the broom has such a short handle