Tool need to pull apart fork legs

[kenny5000]

I am pulling my fork legs apart to replace the seals and need to replicate the holding key pictured below. I plan to do this by flattening a piece of steel tube the cutting a notch/cutout in it to hold the damping spindle. Has anyone made a tool to do this and if so what would the width of the cutout have to be?

[Gippslander]

Have done this job a few times and never needed the special tool, just undo the bottom bolt, I know that some use an impact gun on a low torque setting,  I suppose that one day I will run into one that will not come apart without the special tool to hold the damper rod still but has not happened yet.

[grouty]

You can easily do the job without the tool providing the forks are still fitted to the bike.

The link will take you to the tool I made a while ago ..... in a hurry !

http://www.cafehusky.com/threads/35mm-damper-rod-tool-by-bodgit-scarper.25891/#post-232945

[kenny5000]

Thanks, just what I was after!!