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Message started by Iceman4193 on 03/23/15 at 16:21:09

Title: Cant get my fork caps back on and I am now stuck
Post by Iceman4193 on 03/23/15 at 16:21:09

Hey guys, really need help here. I just went to take off my triple tree and repaint it after work because it was all pitted out.

Now I ant seem to get the fork caps back on and I am stuck at work.

Anyone have any tricks for me?

Thanks

Title: Re: Cant get my fork caps back on and I am now stu
Post by Gyrobob on 03/23/15 at 17:12:37

Have one guy push the caps into place while the other wrenches the caps to get them started. Be very careful to not crossthread the caps.

Title: Re: Cant get my fork caps back on and I am now stu
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 03/23/15 at 18:17:09

You don't have any weight on it I trust..

Title: Re: Cant get my fork caps back on and I am now stu
Post by Gary in NJ on 03/23/15 at 19:02:03

687771766B6C5D6D5D65777B30020 wrote:

You don't have any weight on it I trust..

Good point...the front end should be off the ground.

Title: Re: Cant get my fork caps back on and I am now stu
Post by cafecarl on 03/24/15 at 08:23:51

I had one of mine whisle by my head and across the shop. I know what your going through. It would have been great if I had another pair of hands. One thing I did that helped was to take the spring out and start the cap on. Make a mark with a felt pen just before the threads catch. Mark the cap and the leg then replace the spring, line up the marks and try again. Good luck.

Title: Re: Cant get my fork caps back on and I am now stu
Post by Iceman4193 on 03/25/15 at 12:29:36

I ended up getting it, the jack I had holding the front tire up sunk a bit and thats why I couldnt get it on. Thank for the help guys

Title: Re: Cant get my fork caps back on and I am now stu
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 03/25/15 at 16:13:53

So, you had weight on it,,
I was walking up to a guy who was about to mess with the front end of his dirt bike. He didn't have a Jack under it. Just as I walked up,he finished unscrewing the second cap. The front end collapsed, oil went everywhere, he looked at me like,
What the heck just happened?

I was just the paper boy, looking to B.S. with him and collect the monthly fee and TRY to get him to hire me as a sacker at the store he was assistant manager of.. That day I just helped him get a milk crate under the bike..
FWIW, he did eventually get me on at the store.