Rebuilding Triumph forks

REPLACING THE STANCHIONS/FORK TUBES or fitting new seals to Triumph/BSA ‘Ceriani’ type front forks isn’t complicated or beyond the skills of an average home mechanic, but it is quite possible to muck it up. At least one special tool will come in handy, and so will a certain amount of upper body strength.

To hold everything together during this job, do one fork leg at a time. This makes life easier and will stop the headlight falling out of position.

First, drain the fork legs of old oil into drip trays by undoing the two drain screws at the base of the leg. Doing this the day before is a good idea. If you compress the forks a little with the screws out, it will squirt some of the oil out too.

Now put the machine on the centre stand, putting