KX Fork Conversion / Required Knurling?
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My 05 KDX Stem, pressed in to the 99-01 KX125/250 Lower TT w/o Knurling.
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OK...so I don't live in Florida and I STILL don't know how to vote. This poll don't look like the others, don't say 'closed' but don't work, neither.
'99 KX250 forks/clamps
KDX stem from FRP (don't know what year)
DID knurl..the clamp not the stem (I think). The machinist didn't have the OD knurlmaker.
Didn't HAVE to do it. The Loctite used (609) was well up to the task had it NOT been knurled. 609 is good for something like .003" difference in mated parts. Mine wasn't that much.
There is another product good for up to .007" I recall. Check the Loctite specs before you jump off a bridge believing those figures.
'99 KX250 forks/clamps
KDX stem from FRP (don't know what year)
DID knurl..the clamp not the stem (I think). The machinist didn't have the OD knurlmaker.
Didn't HAVE to do it. The Loctite used (609) was well up to the task had it NOT been knurled. 609 is good for something like .003" difference in mated parts. Mine wasn't that much.
There is another product good for up to .007" I recall. Check the Loctite specs before you jump off a bridge believing those figures.
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2002 KDX stem pressed into 2003 KX250 clamp. No knurling required. 2000KX 500 forks on 2002 KDX frame. Drop in fit. bearings and races are the same.
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06 KDX stem to 02 KX-125 TC no Knurling.
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I have a 2005 KDX and bout 2003 Kx forks. I tokk the bottom triple to my buddy's machine shop to press out the stems. The KX stem came out easily. The KDX stem didn't want to come out. We decided to sacrafice the lower clamp on the KDX by cutting a slit in the back side of it. This allowed the stem to come out with less pressure applied.
The KDX stem was not a loose fit. He decided that it neither required knurling nor any kind of Loctite. We pressed it in and then pressed on the bearings using the inner part of an old one to press against.
The KDX stem was not a loose fit. He decided that it neither required knurling nor any kind of Loctite. We pressed it in and then pressed on the bearings using the inner part of an old one to press against.
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a little heat on the KDX lower may have saved it from the scrap bin.
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Me:
2005KX fork on 2001KDX need knurling.
My friend:
2001KX fork on 2004KDX need knurling.
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2005KX fork on 2001KDX need knurling.
My friend:
2001KX fork on 2004KDX need knurling.
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