Anyone have an inexpensive tool for compressing the fork spring on an '06 flht.

 

Somebody must have some idea's. Bikers Choice wants $300 for the tool. Lot of money for something that won't get used alot.

 

put the fork cap in a vise....use a floor jack with cushion to lift it up very gently....rotate tube

 

Never tried this idea on forks, but sometimes I've been able to use a padded vice and a drill press with a deep well socket. Makes a good makeshift arbor press.

 

I just clamp the leg in a vise and push down on a socket (muscle it in)and turn it when the threads lineup. Done a couple this way. You just want to make sure that you don't get your face/head over it in case it launches.

 

put it in a vice....my buddy stood on a step stool and pushed down, while I rotated tube......

VERY Cheap..........less like to cross thread if you rotate tube instead of pressing down and rotating cap

 

Those idea's might work with a conventional fork, but on the '06 flht, the forks have a damper cartridge. After the fork tube plug is removed, and the spring is exposed, you need to compress the spring to remove the "jam nut" and release the spring from the fork tube.Still looking for an alternative.

 

I did it on an 06 flhtcui.

 

Dougbk,
I read your response, thought about it, watched the video again of the fork disassembly. I believe a person might be able to "muscle" the spring on a damper type fork and remove it. But to reassemble it, you would need four arms to compress the spring, hold the damper cartridge up, and thread the jam nut onto the damper all at the same time.

 

i did it with my 06 Street Glide!!!