hsq91
Junior Member
So I finally got around to installing the race tech springs and emulators. I weigh approximately 190 pounds without gear. I went with the 0.90 pound fork springs and the blue preload spring on the emulator. If you're doing just springs this is an extremely easy process. The hardest part was disassembling the shock to get access to the damping rod.
removal of front wheel and forks
Loosen the pinch bolt on the bottom of the right fork and remove the front brake calipers. Set them aside without letting them hang unsupported. Set the bike on the center stand and loosen the front axle bolt (19mm hex). Weigh down the rear to get the front wheel in the air. Loosen the top triple clamp, and then loosen the fork caps without removing the caps all the way. Remove the front fender.
remove the front axle bolt completely and then remove the front wheel and set those aside. If you have the wheel in the air, make sure you support the wheel as you're removing the axle bolt so the wheel weight isn't fully on the axle bolt. Now loosen the middle triple clamp and slowly slide the forks out. If they're stuck use a twisting motion and they should come loose.
Shock disassembly if you're doing just springs and oil, it's a straight remove/replace. You don't need to access the damping rod. That's only necessary if you're installing the emulators
Remove the top caps, nothing is going to shoot out. Remove the spacer, springs and washers. Empty the old oil out remembering to pump the forks numerous times to get the old oil out.
Now loosely put the spring, washers and spacer back in and screw the cap on loosely. You need the spring pressure to remove the bolt on the bottom of the shock. Turn the shock upside down, compress the shock and remove the bolt on the bottom of the shock that holds the damper. That bolt has a copper washer that is recommended to be replaced when you reinstall. Undo the cap again and remove the internals. Turn the shock upside down and the damper rod, damper cup, and small top out spring should fall out. Remember the order they go in. If the damper cup doesn't come out, don't worry. You'll get it when you separate the inner/out shock tubes.
There's a rubber dust seal that you need to carefully pry off the outer tube. next there's a small spring clip that sits on top of the rubber oil seal.
removal of front wheel and forks
Loosen the pinch bolt on the bottom of the right fork and remove the front brake calipers. Set them aside without letting them hang unsupported. Set the bike on the center stand and loosen the front axle bolt (19mm hex). Weigh down the rear to get the front wheel in the air. Loosen the top triple clamp, and then loosen the fork caps without removing the caps all the way. Remove the front fender.
remove the front axle bolt completely and then remove the front wheel and set those aside. If you have the wheel in the air, make sure you support the wheel as you're removing the axle bolt so the wheel weight isn't fully on the axle bolt. Now loosen the middle triple clamp and slowly slide the forks out. If they're stuck use a twisting motion and they should come loose.
Shock disassembly if you're doing just springs and oil, it's a straight remove/replace. You don't need to access the damping rod. That's only necessary if you're installing the emulators
Remove the top caps, nothing is going to shoot out. Remove the spacer, springs and washers. Empty the old oil out remembering to pump the forks numerous times to get the old oil out.
Now loosely put the spring, washers and spacer back in and screw the cap on loosely. You need the spring pressure to remove the bolt on the bottom of the shock. Turn the shock upside down, compress the shock and remove the bolt on the bottom of the shock that holds the damper. That bolt has a copper washer that is recommended to be replaced when you reinstall. Undo the cap again and remove the internals. Turn the shock upside down and the damper rod, damper cup, and small top out spring should fall out. Remember the order they go in. If the damper cup doesn't come out, don't worry. You'll get it when you separate the inner/out shock tubes.
There's a rubber dust seal that you need to carefully pry off the outer tube. next there's a small spring clip that sits on top of the rubber oil seal.
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