Nice Gasman. I've never done an upside-down fork before, but I have done damper-rod and cartridge forks. They are not that hard. As long as you do one at a time. Because you need the untampered one to find out how to put the other back together correctly.
The mechanic has to work under the clock. If a fork seal is leaking, it is usually because a rock has formed a burr on the fork. A mechanic does not have the time to use some emery cloth on the fork to smooth it out. But if you do it yourself, you do. A mechanic does not have the time to exactly measure the fluid level to the nearest m.m., but you do. A mechanic does not have the time to align the forks after assembly, but you do.
Plus, I get the self-satisfaction and pride of doing it myself, and crossing it off my list. And I like to make tools like Gasman. Such as the tool to hold the damper rod from turning when loosening the nut under the axle.
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