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[tommymac]

Originally Posted by anthonyk

Futura? Showa forks? I can take my Falco's forks apart again and take pictures this time.

I've been pondering replacing the left seal anyway... Hmm.

Showa 43mm. I bought a spring compressor tool from traxion dynamics I am wondering if I could just do the springs with the tubes still on the bike?

Theres a good how to walk thru in the futura forum on apriliaforum so that will def help, plus i have the manual.

Tom

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by tommymac

Showa 43mm. I bought a spring compressor tool from traxion dynamics I am wondering if I could just do the springs with the tubes still on the bike?



Tom

As long as you do them one at time, sure.

If you take both the springs out at the same time, bikes have a nasty habit of collapsing.

JC

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by askmrjesus

As long as you do them one at time, sure.

If you take both the springs out at the same time, bikes have a nasty habit of collapsing.

JC

I would remove the front wheel and unweight the front. I would be leary of supporting the bikes weight on one fork tube.

Tom

[derf]

Originally Posted by tommymac

I would remove the front wheel and unweight the front. I would be leary of supporting the bikes weight on one fork tube.

Tom

I wouldn't worry about the fork tube so much as bending the axle

[tommymac]

Originally Posted by derf

I wouldn't worry about the fork tube so much as bending the axle

Not to worry about that either since it will be on the side while the job gets done

Tom

[derf]

Last time I had my front wheel off, I had the front of the bike hanging from an engine hoist to keep it off the ground

[askmrjesus]

You're both on crack.

The bike will be much more stable to work on with the wheel still in place, and there's no way in hell you're going to bend the axle by removing one spring.

You're going to need all the leverage you can get, to get the fork cap back on without screwing up those fine pitched threads.

JC

[derf]

Originally Posted by askmrjesus

You're both on crack.

Only on the weekends my friend, only on the weekends

[askmrjesus]

Originally Posted by derf

Only on the weekends my friend, only on the weekends

Good point.

Then again, that's when most people find the time to change their springs.

Ok, serious note here. I've done a shit-ton of spring replacements/pre-load spacer installs over the years. The hardest part of the job by far, is getting the fork cap back on. You have to push like a mofo to get the thing in place, AND, you have to get it started straight, or you are positively fucked for life. The last thing you need in this situation, is to have the front end swinging around. The less the front end is able to move, the better off you'll be.

JC

[derf]

I've never messed with the fork internals, just the seals and removing the wheel to change the tire