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techtalk:ref:tools136 [2019/08/28 15:12] hippysmack [Fork Oil Level Tool] |
techtalk:ref:tools136 [2021/11/22 10:10] ixl2relax [Fork Spring Compressing Clamp] |
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| ====== Fork Tools ====== | ====== Fork Tools ====== | ||
| ====== Fork Spring Compressing Clamp ====== | ====== Fork Spring Compressing Clamp ====== | ||
| - | Trock makes a fork spring compressor that sells for app. $125. There are also several other manufacturers making them. \\ But, this one is reverse engineered from the Trock model and can be made for under $20. | + | Trock makes a fork spring compressor that sells for app. $125. There are also several other manufacturers making them. \\ The one below is reverse engineered from the Trock model and can be made for under $20. |
| * The socket and driver will help to stop the "fly-off" that occurs during removal when you finally run out of thread and the springs decompress driving the cap airborne. \\ During installation, mark the fork cap, socket and the triple tree where the threads would start to take. Then, compress the socket and fork cap. ((sportytrace of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=446320)) | * The socket and driver will help to stop the "fly-off" that occurs during removal when you finally run out of thread and the springs decompress driving the cap airborne. \\ During installation, mark the fork cap, socket and the triple tree where the threads would start to take. Then, compress the socket and fork cap. ((sportytrace of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=446320)) | ||
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| ^ Homemade fork spring compressor ((photo by XLXR of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=423091&page=29)) ^ | ^ Homemade fork spring compressor ((photo by XLXR of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=423091&page=29)) ^ | ||
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| + | **Another homemade Fork Cap install tool/method**: | ||
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| + | | Trapping the cap socket with the channel lock pliers under the handlebar helps to keep it aligned.\\ Putting tape around the jaws helps to prevent scratching any chrome.((photo by sportytrace of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=446320)) | | ||
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| ====== Fork Oil Level Tool ====== | ====== Fork Oil Level Tool ====== | ||
| You can use a turkey baster. Attach a piece of flexible hose, then an aluminum arrow shaft. ((wedge of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1352420)) \\ | You can use a turkey baster. Attach a piece of flexible hose, then an aluminum arrow shaft. ((wedge of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1352420)) \\ | ||
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| ====== Fork Seal Tool ====== | ====== Fork Seal Tool ====== | ||
| - | |Made from PVC pipe. ((photo by Bob F of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1857463&page=2))| | + | |Collar made from PVC pipe. ((photo by Bob F of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1857463&page=2))| |
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