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Removing stuck hardware
- Thread starter bigpoppa
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bigpoppa
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Anddd I finally figured out what the problem was:
There's a little lip on the inside of the fork, its not in any service manuals, or youtube videos, I tried to assemble the forks in a certain order(I put the oil flow stopper WITH the damper as I put both in the fork leg together.(incorrect) This prevented the damper rod from fully dropping through and therefore prevented me from putting the spring in...
you HAVE to drop the damper rod by itself, and only attach the oil stopper on the other end after the damper rod has dropped on the other side
doing this gave me the room I needed
also good call @Brian P on keeping the forks fully extended, it also made putting the fork cap on much easier
My only concern is I had to take the fork apart to figure this out, and will likely have to beat on the new oil seal again with my fork seal driver (not a pipe) and in the process damage the new oil seal
In addition to putting everything back in, I was also able to screw the damper rod bolt in (which was the goal originally)
There's a little lip on the inside of the fork, its not in any service manuals, or youtube videos, I tried to assemble the forks in a certain order(I put the oil flow stopper WITH the damper as I put both in the fork leg together.(incorrect) This prevented the damper rod from fully dropping through and therefore prevented me from putting the spring in...
you HAVE to drop the damper rod by itself, and only attach the oil stopper on the other end after the damper rod has dropped on the other side
doing this gave me the room I needed
also good call @Brian P on keeping the forks fully extended, it also made putting the fork cap on much easier
My only concern is I had to take the fork apart to figure this out, and will likely have to beat on the new oil seal again with my fork seal driver (not a pipe) and in the process damage the new oil seal
In addition to putting everything back in, I was also able to screw the damper rod bolt in (which was the goal originally)
bigpoppa
Well-known member
This was interesting..
Im doing the other leg and it looks like the previous owner had the spring in upside down, the service manual says the tighter end
of the coil should be up (they had it the other way around)
#Edit: After doing some research it appears they arrive from the factory with the springs upside down but the manual states to put them with the tighter coils up, this appears to be a common thing with many bike manufacturers
VFR forums: Fork Spring Orientation
Im doing the other leg and it looks like the previous owner had the spring in upside down, the service manual says the tighter end
of the coil should be up (they had it the other way around)
#Edit: After doing some research it appears they arrive from the factory with the springs upside down but the manual states to put them with the tighter coils up, this appears to be a common thing with many bike manufacturers
VFR forums: Fork Spring Orientation
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