Subject: RE: Triple Tree
Author: stephen brenton
Date: Dec 4, 2002, 10:32 AM
Post ID: 1711515447
David Guilfoyle wrote:
| OK, next question/problem. Got the top triple tree off the forks last night (using trusty rubber mallet). It appears that they were slightly "tweeked" in the past. That is, the flat plate looks like it's been bent before (I can see slight creases in the plate). Before I have it powder coated, should it be flat, if I lay it flat side down on a workbench? It's not, bends slightly up towards the rear. I can probably bend it straight at work on a granite table, but want to make sure that the slight bend up is not the proper profile. |
David-
The slight bend is not built-in to a standard upper triple
tree(hereinafter utt).
I doubt the slight bend would ever matter (it depends on how slight,
slight is).
Probably the biggest discrepancy will be a gap between the cap on the
top of the fork covers and the utt when assembled.
I fixed one by installing the lower tt in the steering bearings, leave
the forks out, install the utt and then place the fork covers in place
with the rubber ring and cap on top and check the clearance. If the gap
is excessive you can use a length of heavy all-thread between the utt
and lower tt with heavy washers and nuts on each end to pull the utt
into shape. Do this by trial and NOT error.
good luck
-s.