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Ok, I'll start with I have never done forks before, so this will be a rough documentation of my adventure, fun pics, and learning experience.
Decided to go with RaceTech straight rate Springs (1kg) and gold valve emulator. I'll post pics as I remember, and probably ask questions as I go.
So, to start, the kit. Love that it came with the PVC
Removed wheel and brake caliper. Noticed the brakes wearing uneven...
Replaced brakes. Removed forks, also decided to clean and repack stem bearings.
Major shout out once again to J&S Jacks. Some brothers came over to help/gang and they were impressed that I didn't have to strap it down. Also impressed that I could let my boy explore and not even worries that he may throw off the balance. Spreading the addiction to the next gen....
I am also past the point where I need to rebuild my old worn-out front tubes, I just have not decided which way to go, back with OEM springs, restrictors, or progressive springs.
looking at that caliper, it looks like the top-left piston (looking at the photo) is extended further than the lower one. That could indicate that one of or all them are sticky...if I saw this on my ride, I would be rebuilding the caliper and checking caliper alignment with the disk after installing...ain't much work and rebuild kits are cheap. Bleeding is a bigger pita in my experience.
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Fork rebuild and many thanks
