03 wrote:
Jazzbutcher wrote:
Maz wrote:
NO NO NO !!!!......you're wasting your time trying to do forks like that
Oil type will depend on your weight, fork spring MUST be removed, fork must be bled properly, fully compressed and air gap set accurately.....volume means nothing.
Hiya Maz,
Cap in hand here.
I think I may have bitten off more than I can chew with these forks. I now realise the importance of the special tool you need & I don't want to Bollox anything up by trying to undo the damper rod without the compressor. One fork is complete the other has the oil drained but still together.
Any chance you have time to give me a dig out with these & with the front tyre which is half off but already I'm buggered with my shoulders heh heh? No rush, I know you're busy and I did get myself into this by assuming I might be able to get round the special tool thing.
That'll teach me.
Sometimes, as you have found out, it's a good thing to stop and think before you bugger it up completely. Good idea to stop and get help with it before breaking something.
Yeah, I'm still glad I had a go at them.
Stopping myself was easy once I saw the need for the spring compressor, I can see what needs doing & understand how they work, I just can't physically do them.
Going cap in hand to Maz was the best option & lets me meet the man in person, which I'm sure will be a pleasure.
All the best Paul.