Fit the forks in place

pierodn

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Hi.
The yokes and headlight hears are in place.
Now i must fit in place the forks.
Is better to fit before the stanchions with spring, seal, etc. and then the sliders with dampers or to prepare the complete forks apart and the fit into the yokes.
With the complete forks ready i have some difficult to arrive the stanchions in the top of the yokes.
Thanjs
Piero
 
Hi.
I other words.
With the fork mount (slider/damper/stanchin, bushes, seal, slider extension, spring, washers, etc.) i have difficult to arrive to the top of the upper yoke for engage the top bolt.
What is the way?
Thank you.
Piero
 
Either way, it is a pain in the culo. It has bee a while since the last time I had to deal with this, but I believe inserting the bare fork tube, and completing the assembly later is the best way. The problem of course is compressing the external spring. (On the other hand, they do make tools to draw the the fork tube up to the top clamp.) You might consider compressing the spring in a press and tying it down with safety wire or bailing wire, and snip the wire after assembly. Be careful, springs become projectiles rather easily. Good luck.
Mike B.
 
pierodn,
Check here again. Check the tool that p400 shows:
teledraulic-fork-rebuild-t23082.html
I made one for myself. If you do not have a machinist friend then try cargo straps to compress each assembly until you tighten up the Stanchion retaining screw or the pinch bolts.
Cheers,
Thomas
CNN
 
I agree with the others - you cannot insert the forks into the yokes in pieces, the assembly needs to be complete. Since the springs are on the outside of the fork tubes, this requires those springs to be compressed in order to seat the forks.

The original tool was a puller that screwed into the fork tube and drew it into the yokes as it compressed the spring. Once seated, the lower yoke clamp was tightened so the puller could be unscrewed from the tube. Once removed, the cap nut could be attached to the damper rod and screwed home.

I installed my forks while clamping the fork tube with a Vise-grip plier with the spring in a compressed position. Once I drew the fork home with the cap nut, I removed the Vise-grip.

Generally, its a PITA!
 
BillT said:
I agree with the others - you cannot insert the forks into the yokes in pieces, the assembly needs to be complete. Since the springs are on the outside of the fork tubes, this requires those springs to be compressed in order to seat the forks.

The original tool was a puller that screwed into the fork tube and drew it into the yokes as it compressed the spring. Once seated, the lower yoke clamp was tightened so the puller could be unscrewed from the tube. Once removed, the cap nut could be attached to the damper rod and screwed home.

I installed my forks while clamping the fork tube with a Vise-grip plier with the spring in a compressed position. Once I drew the fork home with the cap nut, I removed the Vise-grip.

Generally, its a PITA!
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Hi Bill,
I did in this way.
Please, 150 cc of oil in each fork is enough?
Thanks.
Piero
 
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