Hey,
I was stripping down all the parts of my bike and without thinking, I removed my fork caps.
I got a bit of a fork fluid facial. After I lapped it all up like a dirty pornstar, I'm now trying to put the caps back on.
I don't have the strength to compress the springs down far enough for the cap to reach the threads on the tube.
I'd rather not remove the forks from the bike (I'll need to buy a stand that can hold the bike up by something other than the forks) but I'll do it if I must. But even if I removed the forks from the bike, I'm still not sure I can exert enough force to compress the fork springs.
What do?
I saw this video but didn't quite seem that helpful
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO9ktcahYt0
Anyone pros have any tips?
TIA.
I was stripping down all the parts of my bike and without thinking, I removed my fork caps.
I got a bit of a fork fluid facial. After I lapped it all up like a dirty pornstar, I'm now trying to put the caps back on.
I don't have the strength to compress the springs down far enough for the cap to reach the threads on the tube.
I'd rather not remove the forks from the bike (I'll need to buy a stand that can hold the bike up by something other than the forks) but I'll do it if I must. But even if I removed the forks from the bike, I'm still not sure I can exert enough force to compress the fork springs.
What do?
I saw this video but didn't quite seem that helpful
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uO9ktcahYt0
Anyone pros have any tips?
TIA.
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