Top fork nut

Littlefeat69 · Mar 14, 2021

Please help me understand why you have to push down and turn counter clockwise on the top fork nut and then clockwise when securing/installing the front fork

kommando · Mar 14, 2021

You have to push down to overcome the spring preload, turning anticlockwise until you feel a click stops the thread being crossthreaded, it shows the ends of the threads on the nut and tube are aligned.

Bernhard · Mar 14, 2021

Littlefeat69 said:
Please help me understand why you have to push down and turn counter clockwise on the top fork nut and then clockwise when securing/installing the front fork

Yes my girlfriend finds the same, it sometimes brings on , for her, hot flushes. . . . .

cliffa · Mar 14, 2021

It's really good practice practice (especially when screwing into plastic) to line up the screw, then with a slight forward pressure rotate the screw anti clockwise until you feel the screw 'drop" into the lead of the thread, then immediately start to turn it clockwise.

Littlefeat69 · Mar 14, 2021

Bernhard said:
Yes my girlfriend finds the same, it sometimes brings on , for her, hot flushes. . . . .

Drove my wife crazy, more so than normal

Top fork nut

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