Father's Day didn't go so well on Sunday. The newly acquired Super Rocket had dumped its fork oil on the garage floor overnight so I thought I'd fit some new seals. I knew this would inevitably lead to further issues but, hey, what choice did I have? So, I jacked the front end up, removed the wheel and the left-side stanchion and slider. As is my usual practice I fastened the lower part of the slider in the vice and, as you would expect, twizzled the fork stanchion to check for any waggle at the top, indicating bent leg.... and yes, my fork stanchion had a definite knee in it. Anyway the next job was to remove the seal holder. I have the correct tool but it's getting a bit tired and tends to jump out of the notches in the seal holder. This seal holder was proving to be particularly stiff so I got up close and personal with it so I could exert lots of downward pressure to prevent the tool jumping out of the notches. Just as the seal holder started to shift the tool jumped out of the notches, I hit myself under the chin (technically a left uppercut, I believe) and broke four teeth. Later that day I went ten-pin-bowling with the family and got beaten by my grandson.....who is five years old. I smiled through gritted teeth, yes, still spitting out bits of tooth. Anyway, the moral of the story, don't use worn-out tools. I visited my dentist today who dremeled my teeth back into shape, the cost of which will be factored into the value of my new Super Rocket. I'm happy to report that the suspension is now fixed, new stanchions and seals both sides, as is the seal holder tool, also dremeled back into shape. I should have done that in the first place, shouldn't I?
