Bob K. Posted August 31, 2018 Share #1 Posted August 31, 2018 (edited) I'm rebuilding the front forks on my '93 Venture. I ordered replacement Spring Valves, P/N 26H-2319M-00-00 (referred to as "special washers" or "wavey washers" in the service manual). They go on the bottom of the damper rod. Unfortunately, Yamaha has them on backorder for another 5 weeks. I can't wait that long. Here are my existing washers. I'm going to reuse them if they're still serviceable. They're smooth, still wavey along one axis, and plenty springy. If you've ever seen these things brand new, do mine still look like they're serviceable and bent (or wavey) the requisite amount? Edited August 31, 2018 by Bob K. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolwind57 Posted August 31, 2018 Share #2 Posted August 31, 2018 I'm rebuilding the front forks on my '93 Venture. I ordered replacement Spring Valves, P/N 26H-2319M-00-00 (referred to as "special washers" or "wavey washers" in the service manual). They go on the bottom of the damper rod. Unfortunately, Yamaha has them on backorder for another 5 weeks. I can't wait that long. Here are my existing washers. I'm going to reuse them if they're still serviceable. They're smooth, still wavey along one axis, and plenty springy. If you've ever seen these things brand new, do mine still look like they're serviceable and bent (or wavey) the requisite amount? https://www.venturerider.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=114237 https://www.venturerider.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=114238 I'd recommend you get them off of Ebay. There's at least three supplier there that have them. You'd likely receive them in a few days. In my opinion, a visual inspection of the old ones is not adequate to determine whether they're still good or not. Man, they're old. That's a lot of work you're doing during this rebuild to rely on aged spring washers. Good luck. I just did this rebuild a couple of weeks ago. Takes guts to dig in and do this job yourself. I was intimidated but pushed through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcarl Posted August 31, 2018 Share #3 Posted August 31, 2018 If I had new ones on site, I would probably put in the new ones, and if they got a little mixed up on the bench that wouldn't worry me a whole lot. These are not weight bearing washers, they are there to deal with oil flow so I doubt that the spring action is used much if at all. That's probably why Yamaha is out of stock and they have been for a while already, no call for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prairiehammer Posted August 31, 2018 Share #4 Posted August 31, 2018 I'm rebuilding the front forks on my '93 Venture. I ordered replacement Spring Valves, P/N 26H-2319M-00-00 (referred to as "special washers" or "wavey washers" in the service manual). They go on the bottom of the damper rod. Unfortunately, Yamaha has them on backorder for another 5 weeks. I can't wait that long. Here are my existing washers. I'm going to reuse them if they're still serviceable. They're smooth, still wavey along one axis, and plenty springy. If you've ever seen these things brand new, do mine still look like they're serviceable and bent (or wavey) the requisite amount? https://www.venturerider.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=114237 https://www.venturerider.org/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=114238 Since the washers still have "spring" and are still "wavey", I would reuse them. As Marcarl says, they are only to control the up and down of the oil lock piece, to bypass oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob K. Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted September 9, 2018 I've reused them. I bent them just a tad more. We'll see how everything works over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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