Tools for 30mm Bomber Service ready!

Tools for 30mm Bomber Service ready!

by | Jan 28, 2021 | Reproduction, Tools

I have received the 1st set of tools I created the 3D models for. Found a very cool guy who did the turning and milling for me, as he has better machines for it THANKS, Wolfgang!!

I got the idea to do also the tools during working on my ‘30mm Bomber Seals Project‘ which means I’m doing a  1:1 reproduction of seals).

This are 2 handy tools for servicing Bombers (here: for 30mm Bombers only, other dimensions will follow) which are very helpful in 2 ways:

  1. By using the Slider Protector you can lever the oil seal without damaging the slider 
  2. With the Oil Seal Insertion Tool you can press the oil- and the dust seal in a defined way (verticaly, evenly). 

I show you the originals from Mazocchi, which are very expensive :

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Notes: 

  • my Slider Protector is more flat to make it more easiert to lever the oil seal out
  • my slider protector is for the older slider (single ones) only! It does not work for the different M-Arch types!!
  • the Slider Protector has a larger outside diameter : so you can hold it better in hand, lying on the slider, and have better support for your lever (the screwdriver?)
  • the Oil Seal Insertion Tool is made out of high-impact plastic to protect seals & bushings (the original one was out of metal and had not that smooth surface. As you push it into the bushing during oil seal press-in I was afraid of damaging the bushing!)

I’m planing to offer ‘All-Inclusive-Service-Kits’ means : Bomber Seal Kit + Tools to do your own service. 

 

Using good tools you can do good work!! ;-)

Using good tools you can do good work!! ;-)

by | Nov 19, 2020 | Repair, Tools

Well, over the years I had no good solution to clamp all the round parts (slider, stanchions, cartridges etc.) fork have for disassembling or assembling. Sometimes I won against a problem, sometimes I lost  part.
There are some very difficult cases like unscrewing the XC400 (and similar older forks from the XC Series) top screw units or unmounting the seals from a  Bombers slider, where you need a strong and suitable clamp. 

Another good example is a Bombers cartridge, if you want to unscrew the threadened head of a cardrige as I did it here. You seriouly can’t unscrew it without having such a tool, you will destroy the cartridge for sure! Here is a picture from such a condition using a Z1 rebound cartridge and a 8mm jaw set: 

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I was happy to find this parts by accident and ordered a set in a minute as my Xmas present 😉
I can tell you that this tools do the trick very well and as I use them almost in a daily matter I’m very happy to own them. Look at the pictures, you will nuderstand what I mean. The 2 basic parts are magnetic and hold themselfes in a vise. 

And for sure: I will break less things during my work using this tools …!

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