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Old 23-06-2020, 01:03 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by Nasher View Post
Thanks Darkness.

I'm assuming that because you can buy a new leg you can change the bottom casting!

Would be nice to know somebody has done it though.

My plan would be to weld something to the old leg so I can hold it in the vice, then warm up the casting with a blow lamp before putting a lever through the wheel spindle hole to turn the casting.

But obviously every step could damage the casting which I really don't want to do.

Nasher.
MotoRapido did it for me on a Showa non-adjustable.

A new fork leg came with a casting attached, but that had a rectangular bar to locate the US reflector rather than the ‘Ducati’ raised lettering. Ten years or so ago Ducati were having a spares clearance and Craig did me a good deal. To keep the detail right I had them swap the casting with the one off the damaged leg.

The best way to hold them is to drill an alloy block to be a tight sliding fit over the stanchion, then saw cut one side so it can be pinched in a large vice.

Edit: this has been discussed before, but the comment #12 here may be a concern:

http://www.ukmonster.co.uk/monster/s...leg#post541560
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