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question about removing triple trees for powdercoating??

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Old Dec 1, 2009 | 04:30 PM
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hey guys, just wanted to see if anyone can let me know if i need any special tools to remove triple trees? hd service guy told a buddy of mine we needed to remove ignition lock to do this, which requires a special tool. looking in my manual, didnt see any reason why you'd have to remove that. anyone had any experience with this?
 
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Old Dec 1, 2009 | 04:38 PM
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no you dont need to remove the lock but you do need a torx sockets and a 1 1/2 socket for your stem nut
 
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Old Dec 1, 2009 | 04:40 PM
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yeah, thats what i thought. didnt understand why that would need to be done. thanks!
 
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Old Dec 1, 2009 | 05:03 PM
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mechanics like to tell people that to scare them away from doing the work themselves. just another way to generate more work for themselves.
 
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oh and just in case you do decide down the road (you don't here for triple tree removal), remove that ignition lock on the fork, I conveniently saw in my hd service manual a handy tool with two or three **** (can I say that on here ) that spins the collar off the igntion assembly which is located behind that pretty little round placard (ign/acc/start/off etc).
BLA, you don't need it, I used a pin punch and gave it a slight tap, it rotated around and off from there, just food for future thought.
 
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Old Dec 1, 2009 | 08:45 PM
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Are you sending it to Joe? He have a $150 front end special.
 
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Old Dec 3, 2009 | 08:44 PM
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no, saw the offer. sounds like a good deal. called a place around here that does good work and the price is pretty close.
 
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you just need to check for proper fall away when you put them back on i believe
 
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Also if you have it on a jack. Make sure to put something under the back tire to support it when you take the weight off the front.
 
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Depending on the Jack you dont need to do anything, I took 2 front ends off of touring bikes last winter and never supported the rear tire. I have a JS jack
 
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