Pplater
Junior Member
The end bolt can be opened without a damper holding tool, rebar or wooden stake. I also did not use an impact gun.
Before removing the forks or lossening the pinch bolts holding the forks in place, loosen the end bolts and drain fork oil first with the forks still held in place, but with the front wheel removed.
However when assembling the forks, i used a customized damper rod holding tool instead. The other fz6 is due for fork oil change in nov/dec. I will try to reassemble the forks without damper rod holding tool and see if works. This may be attempted by using upper and lower bracket pinch bolts to hold the forks in place. All the components be assembled, including the fork cap, but no fork oil should be added until the end bolt is tightened. I suspect this may eliminate the need for damper rod holding tool, wooden stake, rebar etc. Maybe someone wants to try this before i do?
Before removing the forks or lossening the pinch bolts holding the forks in place, loosen the end bolts and drain fork oil first with the forks still held in place, but with the front wheel removed.
However when assembling the forks, i used a customized damper rod holding tool instead. The other fz6 is due for fork oil change in nov/dec. I will try to reassemble the forks without damper rod holding tool and see if works. This may be attempted by using upper and lower bracket pinch bolts to hold the forks in place. All the components be assembled, including the fork cap, but no fork oil should be added until the end bolt is tightened. I suspect this may eliminate the need for damper rod holding tool, wooden stake, rebar etc. Maybe someone wants to try this before i do?
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