Carb and fork rebuild

[FJTillDeath]

In the haynes manual both of these are rated as level 3 proceudres.

I have a fairly good memory of where things go and have gotten a bit better at taking things apart and reassembling them...

The friend of mine who was going to help me with these is going to be out of town for 2 weeks. Should I wait for him to come back or do you guys think I will be able to do this on my own with an extra set of helping hands?

I took apart my old 125s carb and put it back together and it worked fine, the FJs is just a bit more complex..

[RichBaker]

Take a LOT of pictures, and notes to go with them..... It'll be a good learning experience.   

[FJ1100mjk]

I've done two sets of each lately. Utilize the information on this forum, be methodical and organized, and be prepared to have your patience tested repeatedly. You'll do fine.

Marty

[FJTillDeath]

Cool thanks, going over everything to plan what I am going to need, I realised there is one thing I dont have...

A stand to let the bike stay upright and let me take the forks off to work on them.. I was thinking of using some bricks to stick under the frame to keep the bike up but then realise I would still need to lift it up high enough to put the forks back on(the FJ is super heavy and Im not super strong haha) will a normal pneumatic jack work to lift the bike high enough without damaging anything?

As I said I want to tackle this in one go and thats why planning is essential

Take note I can get a decent enough stand, its just a schlepp fetching it, so my other question is will a backyard idea work, or should I hassle fetching the stand?

[soundmindryan]

There's plans for a motorcycle jackstand made from 2x6s in a file on this link. Check it out. Hope it helps.
It's on about page 3.

http://www.fjowners.com/index.php?topic=1911.msg15142#msg15142

[Arnie]

You do need to support the bike securely, but it doesn't have to be way up in the air.
Remember that once you have the front wheel removed, you have plenty of height to remove the fork legs.
Put the bike on the centerstand, maybe with a piece of wood underneath it if you really feel you'll need the extra height.  Then you can put bricks underneath the frame rails on both sides evenly.  This is much easier if you have someone sit on the back of the seat so the bike tips back while you build your support.

Just work slowly and carefully.

Arnie

[FJTillDeath]

Thanks SoundmindRyan - good idea

And Arnie thanks as well, but unfortunately I dont have the center stand, I assume it was removed by the previous owner when he installed the 4 into 1 exhuast, but at least you let me know I dont have to have the bike too high now

Thanks a lot guys

Now I just have to wait for the stuff to arrive, come friday come friday come friday!!!