the pivot bolt nuts I have which fit on my other forks aren't sliding in
Probably just filth and corrosion. Get an 8mm hand reamer (e.g. https://www.rdgtools.co.uk/acatalog/Presto-HSS-Metric-Hand-Reamer-8MM-10335.html) to clean it out.
Thanks, will give that a go
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Probably just filth and corrosion. Get an 8mm hand reamer (e.g. https://www.rdgtools.co.uk/acatalog/Presto-HSS-Metric-Hand-Reamer-8MM-10335.html) to clean it out.