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Kawi front fork cylinder holder & adapter

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I need to replace the fork seals on my '89. Is the Kawi front fork cylinder holder(part# 57001-183) and adapter(part#57001-1157) needed or can something be cheaply used instead? Someone told me to try and find a piece of square stock that will fit into the cylinder to hold it. Does anyone know if this will work? Also, anyone know how many mm's is the opening is?
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there's a topic on here somewhere on how to make your own for cheap, I think you will need a welder though. Before I became a member here and before I had a welder, I used 1" square piping like you mentioned.

here's a blueprint for a '95-up KDX, not sure if it's the same as the e-series though:
http://kdxrider.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=89&t=40
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Look on www.frpoffroad.com for his tool. It is great. I have one and have used it during fork work.
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KDXrider1989 wrote:there's a topic on here somewhere on how to make your own for cheap, I think you will need a welder though. Before I became a member here and before I had a welder, I used 1" square piping like you mentioned.

here's a blueprint for a '95-up KDX, not sure if it's the same as the e-series though:
http://kdxrider.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=89&t=40
Does anyone know if this DIY fork cylinder holder will work on 1992 KDX 200 forks? If not, what can I do to make one for a 1992? Any info is appreciated. Thanks, DR Riders.
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...Didnt need a special tool after all. Instead I compressed and strapped the forks way down to stop the cylinder from spinning and used my impact driver on the bottom bolt. I saw this trick somehwere on this site and decided to try it. Works like a charm
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Just be careful that you don't spin the o-rings in half.
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