Fox 32mm dust wiper press

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There are several press tools for the 32mm Fox fork dust wipers, and I've printed a couple, but using them didn't satisfy me completely, so I came up with my own design. This design works with both the old style dust wipers and the new ones. The new dust wipers can be tough to install in older forks, so I added a guide pin which reaches down to the upper bushing to help hold the dust wiper straight while it's being driven in. Other designs require you to hold it nearly flat and then hope it stays that way while you hammer it in. I also made the walls thicker so that you don't drive it too deep into the fork. The outer diameter of my press tool is larger than the outer diameter of the seal, which keeps 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 match that of the seal, which would allow you to drive the seal in too far, and that could be bad. Other designs I've come across 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 problem here is that 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 beast of a time removing it later. https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2671245 Same as above, 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. Cool animation, though. 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. 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. Other fork maintenance tools 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. Printer: Monoprice Maker Ultimate Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: 0.2mm Infill: 50% grid Notes: I suggest using thicker walls if you don't go with 100% infill so there is adequate strength to survive the hammering. Post-Printing Go ride the bike!