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Replacing fork bushings
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<blockquote data-quote="hppants" data-source="post: 1365442" data-attributes="member: 27852"><p>I would not recommend waiting to loosen the fork cap. You should break it loose (both sides) as the very first step of this project (right after putting the bike on the center stand). Rotate the handlebars all the way to the left so that you can push against the handlebar stop. You might consider soliciting a helper to just hold the handlebars against the stop while you break the cap loose. I do that because it makes me feel better about not wobbling the bike so violently that I would knock it off the center stand.</p><p></p><p>Once the fork tubes are out of the bike, you can push down on the cap while you loosen it by hand. When the last thread on the cap finally gives, the fork spring will want to push the cap up. Its not enough spring pressure to launch the cap to the ceiling, but if you are not prepared for it, it can surprise you. Keep the palm of your hand over the cap the whole time you are loosening it. Don't put your face within 12" of the fork cap as you are loosening it. Then you will be fine.</p><p></p><p>Hope this makes sense.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hppants, post: 1365442, member: 27852"] I would not recommend waiting to loosen the fork cap. You should break it loose (both sides) as the very first step of this project (right after putting the bike on the center stand). Rotate the handlebars all the way to the left so that you can push against the handlebar stop. You might consider soliciting a helper to just hold the handlebars against the stop while you break the cap loose. I do that because it makes me feel better about not wobbling the bike so violently that I would knock it off the center stand. Once the fork tubes are out of the bike, you can push down on the cap while you loosen it by hand. When the last thread on the cap finally gives, the fork spring will want to push the cap up. Its not enough spring pressure to launch the cap to the ceiling, but if you are not prepared for it, it can surprise you. Keep the palm of your hand over the cap the whole time you are loosening it. Don't put your face within 12" of the fork cap as you are loosening it. Then you will be fine. Hope this makes sense. [/QUOTE]
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