Fox 32mm dust wiper press

cults3d

There are several press tools available for the 32mm Fox fork dust wipers, and I've printed a few of them, but using them left me unsatisfied with the results, so I came up with my own design. This design works seamlessly with both the old style dust wipers as well as the new ones. The new dust wipers can be quite difficult to install in older forks, so I added a guide pin that reaches down to the upper bushing to help keep the dust wiper straight while it's being driven in. Other designs require you to hold it almost flat and then hope it stays that way while hammering it into place. I also made the walls thicker so that you don't accidentally drive it too deep into the fork. The outer diameter of the press is larger than the outer diameter of the seal, which prevents you from driving the seal too low into the fork. You want the surface of the seal to be flush with the top of the fork. Some other designs have the outer diameter matching that of the seal, which would allow you to drive the seal in too far, and that could be problematic. Other notable designs include: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2589669 A remix of mine with the outer diameter shrunk down so it matches that of the flangeless dust wiper. The issue here is that this now allows you to drive the dust wiper down into the fork, and it's not supposed to go that low. If you drive it down too far there isn't room for the foam ring, and if you drive it all the way down to the top of the bushing, you will likely have a very difficult time removing it later. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2671245 This design is similar to the previous one, sized to match the OD of the dust wiper which would allow you to push the dust wiper too far into the fork. The outer diameter of mine is intentionally larger than the dust wiper to prevent this. This design also has a cool animation. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2087031 This is a simple design with a larger OD to prevent overdriving the seal but doesn't have the guide pin, so you have to keep it square by hand. That can be tricky with the new flangeless seal design. http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1701373 The side walls on this one were very thin and broke when I hammered on it installing new style wipers on a 2014 fork. It worked fine on the older dust wipers with the flange as those were much easier to drive. http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:162465 Nothing particularly interesting here, same idea as the previous design. Other notable tools for fork maintenance include: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:162464 Top cap remover socket - very simple design, this wasn't designed with printability in mind, no matter how you slice it (literally) you're going to need support material. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:570311 Another top cap socket which is more printable if you print it upside down. I have my own top cap remover socket that I'm working on but so far I'm not 100% thrilled with the results. Hope to have it sorted soon so I can post it.