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11 Aug 2011 20:28 #468459
by badrhino
1980 KZ1000 with a 1982 KZ1000J motor with 1100 pistons and heads, Vance & Hines, 29MM Smooth Bores, Work in Progress
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Any ideas on how to get a fork cap out. One of my caps won't come out. I don't have a vice to put it in. Any suggestions?
1980 KZ1000 with a 1982 KZ1000J motor with 1100 pistons and heads, Vance & Hines, 29MM Smooth Bores, Work in Progress
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11 Aug 2011 21:23 #468463
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1979 KZ1000E1 SOLD!
1984 KZ550F2 SOLD!
2006 ZG1000A6F (Totaled)
2001 ZRX1200R (Sold)
2001 Sprint 955i ST (daily rider)
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Sounds like you have it off of the bike, just put the tube back into the triple tree and re-tighten, then try breaking the cap plug free. I always break mine free while still on the bike.
If that was already tried and didn't work then without a vise that's going to be a challenge. I took a strap wrench to make a regular vise a "soft jaw" once to get them out of a set that was already off the bike. Still a pain in the butt to go that route but it worked.
If that was already tried and didn't work then without a vise that's going to be a challenge. I took a strap wrench to make a regular vise a "soft jaw" once to get them out of a set that was already off the bike. Still a pain in the butt to go that route but it worked.
1979 KZ1000E1 SOLD!
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2001 Sprint 955i ST (daily rider)
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11 Aug 2011 21:29 #468465
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1975 Z1 900
1994 KX250 Supermoto
2004 KX125
Replied by Kidkawie on topic Fork Cap Stuck
Loosen the upper clamp, not the lower clamp. Pressure on the upper clamp locks the cap in.
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11 Aug 2011 21:31 #468466
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1979 KZ1000E1 SOLD!
1984 KZ550F2 SOLD!
2006 ZG1000A6F (Totaled)
2001 ZRX1200R (Sold)
2001 Sprint 955i ST (daily rider)
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Oops, good call Kidkawie, I forgot to mention that I slide them up due to that and so as not to chance slipping and whacking the speedo/tach.
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11 Aug 2011 21:33 #468468
by badrhino
1980 KZ1000 with a 1982 KZ1000J motor with 1100 pistons and heads, Vance & Hines, 29MM Smooth Bores, Work in Progress
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Thanks guys, I'm a tard, never thought about putting it back in the triple tree.:blink:
Not that it matters anyhow, I could always put the new oil in after I get the forks back on the bike anyway. Just figured I would try to get them off with forks out.
Not that it matters anyhow, I could always put the new oil in after I get the forks back on the bike anyway. Just figured I would try to get them off with forks out.
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11 Aug 2011 23:24 #468498
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You're not kidding! The first time I changed fork oil I thought those caps were welded in. Once I figured out to loosen the top clamp I wrote it in my manual so I never make that mistake again. Ed
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Kidkawie wrote: Loosen the upper clamp, not the lower clamp. Pressure on the upper clamp locks the cap in.
You're not kidding! The first time I changed fork oil I thought those caps were welded in. Once I figured out to loosen the top clamp I wrote it in my manual so I never make that mistake again. Ed
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12 Aug 2011 10:29 #468593
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1975 Z1 900
1994 KX250 Supermoto
2004 KX125
Replied by Kidkawie on topic Fork Cap Stuck
On some bikes, a too tight bottom clamp will affect the mid stroke of the fork, producing a tight spot.
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