| Author | Message | ||
     Tq_freak |
I have the 10K service coming up and I am goin to do it all myself. Built the spring tool, have everything else covered but im not sure about one little thing. How do I make sure the forks are at the same hight after I take them out and re-install them? At first I thought, oh its easy just do one at a time and measure off the other one thats in there. But me never being able to leave anything along got the idea to powdercoat the trees while I have it that far apart. But that means that I deffently need to have them both out at the same time. What all does everyone else do? Put a mark on the Tubes? take a measurment off of the top tree? let me know what you all think. sidenote-the measurement off the top tree might not work because im swapping mine out for a different one. | ||
| Damnut |
TQ.... I had mine PC'd and there is a c-clip on the forks that works like a stopper. I forget which triple tree the clip butts up against but I think it's the top one. PM me if you have any questions about the powdercoating or dis/reassembling. | ||
| New12r |
there is a c-clip on the forks that works like a stopper. It will fit in the top. Also there are marks on the top of the forks above the top triple. | ||
| Toona |
Tq, when I did Mike's, I installed the left tube up against the top triple and tightened the left to the triple. I then loosely installed the right tube, fully installed the front axle (w/o wheel), then tightened the right fork tube to the triple tree. That way there wasn't a bind on the axle, in case the tubes weren't aligned (even when using the marks) | ||
| Metalstorm |
I havn't removed/installed the forks on my Buell yet but on my Sporty I did exactly as Toona described. | ||
| Xbob |
so you put the top and bottom triple clamps on, then fed 1 fork leg into it, until it stopped on the top clamp and tightened it, then the same with the other. sounds easy. | ||
| Metalstorm |
I just had to go take a look at mine. There are definitely marks on the tubes. On mine, the second line from the top lines up exactly with the top of the upper triple. | ||
| Tq_freak |
Awesome, thanks alot everyone. I think I am goin to dive into this tonight and start taking everthing apart. |
