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Anything to worry about removing fork caps?

Posted: 05:31 pm Aug 07 2006
by strider80
Anything to worry about when removing fork caps? I need to pull off my fork caps to machine them to accept the low-profile speed bleeders from Motion Pro. Unscrew the cap then once the cap is off use a wrench to hold the lower nut (17mm?) and remove the cap from the rod?

Do I need to worry about the oil level or anything? I am really not familiar with the inner workings.

Posted: 05:36 pm Aug 07 2006
by m0rie
There should not be any problems removing the fork cap. Your not going to have anything holding the outer tube up however once the fork cap is off. Might be a good time to break everything down for a oil change and seals if they are needed.

Posted: 05:50 pm Aug 07 2006
by strider80
I actually just had them serviced and seals replaced last week, I am trying to do as much as possible before I do the swap.

Posted: 09:52 pm Aug 07 2006
by Colorado Mike
Well you probably already know this, but loosen the upper triple clamp pinch bolts before trying to unscrew the caps.

Posted: 10:38 am Aug 08 2006
by strider80
Thanks guys!