Tool advice
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From: Lakeland, TN
Tool advice
About ready to start on my chrome fork lowers/Progressive monotube install project. I need some tool advice. What size wrench do I need for the slider tube cap? I'm pretty sure I don't have it, since I stop at 15/16. Also, how long does the 6mm hex wrench need to be to be able to remove the socket screw at the end of the fork slider that allows for the removal of the damper and fork tubes from the slider? Any advice on the project as a whole appreciated.
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Here's a link to the fork cap socket.
http://www.googleadservices.com/page...3Forigin%3Dpla
The 6MM Ball End Allen wrenches can be had at Sears and usually only come about 6 inches long.
You'll need a decent measuring cup for the fork oil.
A good bench vise for hold the legs to break loose the cap screw in the bottom is handy but can done without it.
A seal seating tool or piece of PVC pipe to seat the new seals will be needed as well.
Use care when unscrewing the the cap that holds the spring in.
Have fun!
http://www.googleadservices.com/page...3Forigin%3Dpla
The 6MM Ball End Allen wrenches can be had at Sears and usually only come about 6 inches long.
You'll need a decent measuring cup for the fork oil.
A good bench vise for hold the legs to break loose the cap screw in the bottom is handy but can done without it.
A seal seating tool or piece of PVC pipe to seat the new seals will be needed as well.
Use care when unscrewing the the cap that holds the spring in.
Have fun!
Last edited by QC; Nov 23, 2014 at 09:01 PM.
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Here's a link to the fork cap socket.
http://www.googleadservices.com/page...3Forigin%3Dpla
The 6MM Ball End Allen wrenches can be had at Sears and usually only come about 6 inches long.
You'll need a decent measuring cup for the fork oil.
A good bench vise for hold the legs to break loose the cap screw in the bottom is handy but can done without it.
A seal seating tool or piece of PVC pipe to seat the new seals will be needed as well.
Use care when unscrewing the the cap that holds the spring in.
Have fun!
http://www.googleadservices.com/page...3Forigin%3Dpla
The 6MM Ball End Allen wrenches can be had at Sears and usually only come about 6 inches long.
You'll need a decent measuring cup for the fork oil.
A good bench vise for hold the legs to break loose the cap screw in the bottom is handy but can done without it.
A seal seating tool or piece of PVC pipe to seat the new seals will be needed as well.
Use care when unscrewing the the cap that holds the spring in.
Have fun!
If you watch the YouTube video from Progressive, they don't act like messing with the seals is necessary. I've noticed that everyone on this site seems to agree that they need to be changed. Some suggest that this changeout can be done without complete disassembly. If that's done and the seals aren't removed, do they really need to be changed?
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I'm going to give it a try. On my mechanical skill level, it's best to leave as many parts in place as possible.
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LOL - I sure wish I had told myself that a hundred times before!! But, ya learn by doing and asking a ton of questions - Good Luck. Usually the fear of screwing it up is much greater than the actual repair skills needed.
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Here's a link to the fork cap socket.
The 6MM Ball End Allen wrenches can be had at Sears and usually only come about 6 inches long.
You'll need a decent measuring cup for the fork oil.
A good bench vise for hold the legs to break loose the cap screw in the bottom is handy but can done without it.
A seal seating tool or piece of PVC pipe to seat the new seals will be needed as well.
Use care when unscrewing the the cap that holds the spring in.
Have fun!
The 6MM Ball End Allen wrenches can be had at Sears and usually only come about 6 inches long.
You'll need a decent measuring cup for the fork oil.
A good bench vise for hold the legs to break loose the cap screw in the bottom is handy but can done without it.
A seal seating tool or piece of PVC pipe to seat the new seals will be needed as well.
Use care when unscrewing the the cap that holds the spring in.
Have fun!
I don't have a bench vice, so before releasing the pinch bolts on the triple trees, I loosened the cap screws at the bottom of the legs, and tightened them fully again once the pinch bolts were tight.
I did not need to mess with the seals, but you'll be forced to do this if the small aluminum cup at the bottom of the legs gets dislodged - if you pull the old internals out gently these should stay in place - if the cup at the bottom of the legs gets dislodged, you wont be able to get the cap screws in, then you'll need to pull the seal retaining spring clip and seal, to get the small cup back in place.
Don't forget that there's one small spring from the original spring set that needs to go on the Monotube - I say this because I had to pull them apart a second time to install the small top-out spring.
All in all it took me about 1.5 hours working on my own with only basic hand tools.
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Good write-up.
I don't have a bench vice, so before releasing the pinch bolts on the triple trees, I loosened the cap screws at the bottom of the legs, and tightened them fully again once the pinch bolts were tight.
I did not need to mess with the seals, but you'll be forced to do this if the small aluminum cup at the bottom of the legs gets dislodged - if you pull the old internals out gently these should stay in place - if the cup at the bottom of the legs gets dislodged, you wont be able to get the cap screws in, then you'll need to pull the seal retaining spring clip and seal, to get the small cup back in place.
Don't forget that there's one small spring from the original spring set that needs to go on the Monotube - I say this because I had to pull them apart a second time to install the small top-out spring.
All in all it took me about 1.5 hours working on my own with only basic hand tools.
I don't have a bench vice, so before releasing the pinch bolts on the triple trees, I loosened the cap screws at the bottom of the legs, and tightened them fully again once the pinch bolts were tight.
I did not need to mess with the seals, but you'll be forced to do this if the small aluminum cup at the bottom of the legs gets dislodged - if you pull the old internals out gently these should stay in place - if the cup at the bottom of the legs gets dislodged, you wont be able to get the cap screws in, then you'll need to pull the seal retaining spring clip and seal, to get the small cup back in place.
Don't forget that there's one small spring from the original spring set that needs to go on the Monotube - I say this because I had to pull them apart a second time to install the small top-out spring.
All in all it took me about 1.5 hours working on my own with only basic hand tools.
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They press in but with a very small shoulder, so stay in fairly well, just can't take a bump.
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Keeping them upright with the weight on the old internals pressing down on the cups until the time that you gently lift them out and while still upright gently lower in the new Monotubes.
They press in but with a very small shoulder, so stay in fairly well, just can't take a bump.
They press in but with a very small shoulder, so stay in fairly well, just can't take a bump.