Subject: RE: Fork Assembly Won't Let Go! >:(
Author: Custom Guzzi
Date: Feb 15, 2004, 4:53 PM
Post ID: 1716050613
Ok, hold on before you hurt yourself. To remove the forks, you have to
remove the two nuts that hold your fork tubes in place. I assume you
already have the wheel off. Do NOT try removing the bottom nut as the
entire shaft is pressed into the lower tree. There are two pinch bolts
in the lower tree that also secure your fork shrouds (the things your
headlight bolts to). After you remove these you can pull the tubes free
from the trees. If you want to go further and remove the trees, then you
have to remove the top tree. Underneath it are two locking nuts that
hold everything in place. Remove these and you will now be able to
seperate the lower tree from the neck of the frame.
Paul
Midlothian, Va
MGNOC#19926
73 Eldo "Elvira" next project
74 Eldo "Daisy" LAPD, CHP, ATLPD and every other PD that used them.
gerar-@netzero.net wrote:
Hello Loopframers- I'm slowly restoring a 1972 El Dorado, and right now I'm trying to improve the front wheel suspension with progressively wound springs. The first problem to arise is that I can't get the fork assembly off of the bike! Hm. I've got the instrument panel off, and the front wheel and fender off. I'm reluctant to remove the linking plate as it seems the common negative ground of the idiot lights have been soldered to the linking plate, and I'm thinking maybe its removal is not necessary. (Maybe this is not the case). I've got the fork plug (on top of the linking plate) removed, and the bolt connecting the bottom of the steering yoke to the fork rod out. I managed to get the bolt at the top of the steering tube out, but I cannot get the nut at the bottom of the steering tube out. This nut is below the bottom steering yoke. Using a 48" cheater bar, I managed to damage the nut exterior a tad, so I've backed off and sprayed it with WD40 and tapped it a couple times with a hammer, and I'll wait till tomorrow and use a monkey wrench. I tugged on the bottom of the fork assembly, but it won't let go, and I wondered what's holding it on? I've studied the assembly manual and the parts manual, but I still can't visualize what needs to be loosened. I realize that this 'mystery fastener' is the same thing that prevents the front wheel from falling off when someone does a wheelie, so I was wondering where that fastener was. In the meantime, I'll look at the wiring at the idiot lights to see if I can't get that linking plate off- Please help! Gerard Wing I'm I got the special fork collar and fork puller |