hello all i have a 75 mk111 want to install some boots on my front forks i know 75 ,s didn't come with this but i like the looks.how do you install these? do they slip on from the bottom or or do you have to disassemble fork assy.? Also what year would be the best fit?THanks M.c.
want to install gaiters
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mc1011 said:
The MkIII model would have had either the short "dust boots" or the full "gaiters".
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Your choice really. I'd usually drop the fork legs.
I think I recall one or more of our members saying they managed to install the gaiters by pushing them up over the sliders using lots of lubricant?
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http://www.oldbritts.com/13_065743.html
http://www.oldbritts.com/nor_mk3_75_21.html
http://www.oldbritts.com/1975_g21.html
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Long, short, thick, thin vasilene will get it in...
I consider the lubrication advice as creative thinking; if you have the correct gaiters they will never go on from the bottom, or if you do manage to force them they will be so "blown out" that they will never seal correctly.
You got to drop the fork tube/slider units which will give you an EXCELLENT opportunity to change the fork oil and do an inspection of the triple clamps, your cables and wirimg harness, at the steering head.
Make sure that you have supported the machine properly, you may want to consider bracing the center stand so that it cannot retract and/or tieing the handle bars into your workshop's ceiling so that the machine can't colapse on you.
With the right fork assembly out of the machine you can re-torque the triple clamps ( probably never been done--like the fork oil change!!!) easily; your handeling will thank you, do this leg last.
I consider the lubrication advice as creative thinking; if you have the correct gaiters they will never go on from the bottom, or if you do manage to force them they will be so "blown out" that they will never seal correctly.
You got to drop the fork tube/slider units which will give you an EXCELLENT opportunity to change the fork oil and do an inspection of the triple clamps, your cables and wirimg harness, at the steering head.
Make sure that you have supported the machine properly, you may want to consider bracing the center stand so that it cannot retract and/or tieing the handle bars into your workshop's ceiling so that the machine can't colapse on you.
With the right fork assembly out of the machine you can re-torque the triple clamps ( probably never been done--like the fork oil change!!!) easily; your handeling will thank you, do this leg last.
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I have a MK3 with "fork gaiters". They must be installed over the fork tube and then over the slider. Mine are a snug fit and require zip-ties only around the for tube - not around the slider.
Old Britts installation tips:
http://www.oldbritts.com/13_065743.html
A more detailed tutorial, with pics, on a modern Triumph:
http://www.triumphrat.net/twins-talk/39 ... ation.html
http://www.oldbritts.com/13_065743.html
A more detailed tutorial, with pics, on a modern Triumph:
http://www.triumphrat.net/twins-talk/39 ... ation.html
installing gaiters
thanks guys for the heads up on installation. I guess if i'm going to drop the the fork tubes i can clean-up the yokes and check the head bearing and that rats nest of a headlamp hareness.I looked at the work shop manual how hard is it toget the tube to slide out of the yokes. my forks are in pretty good shape so i don't plan on disassembling the tubes from the sliders. THanks M.C.
thanks guys for the heads up on installation. I guess if i'm going to drop the the fork tubes i can clean-up the yokes and check the head bearing and that rats nest of a headlamp hareness.I looked at the work shop manual how hard is it toget the tube to slide out of the yokes. my forks are in pretty good shape so i don't plan on disassembling the tubes from the sliders. THanks M.C.
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They work just fine My directions recommend there use.
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Do gaiters work with the Hyde fork brace?
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