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Message started by braveteacher on 12/10/14 at 15:16:12

Title: how do you remove the triple tree?
Post by braveteacher on 12/10/14 at 15:16:12

How do you remove the triple tree? I removed the shocks...and have not yet removed the triple tree bolt yet. Anyone know what size socket it is? and is their a trick or is it straight forward...lefty loosely, remove nut, remove tree? I have spider webs all in the finish and want to polish it up and re-install. Anyone have any suggestions on polishing it?

Title: Re: how do you remove the triple tree?
Post by verslagen1 on 12/10/14 at 15:20:04

straight forward, remove nut, top tree, then castellated nut and it drops to the floor.

Title: Re: how do you remove the triple tree?
Post by paulmarshall on 12/10/14 at 22:14:28

I brought the Eastwood Buffing kit.Great investment.
http://www.eastwood.com/eastwood-buffing-kit.html

Title: Re: how do you remove the triple tree?
Post by Dave on 12/11/14 at 03:06:02

Use a paint stripper to get the clear coat off before you do any sanding or buffing. Then start with a 400 grit wet/dry sandpaper on any rough spots or nicks. Then go to 600 and 800, and sanding with water will help the sandpaper work longer. After you have it all smooth and the scratches gone, then it is time to polish or buff. The wheels and buffs that you use on a drill will work but is a little slow as the drill speed is too low. If you have an air drill or air grinder the rpm is higher and the work will go faster. The 6" buffing wheels will work on on a small 1/2 HP bench grinder, the larger wheels take more HP but work really fast.

If you can find a local buffer, you might get them polished for about $ 40 and it will save you a whole bunch of time.

Title: Re: how do you remove the triple tree?
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 12/11/14 at 06:51:17

Those spider webs are corrosion in clear coat cracks.. No fun fixing it. If I had it apart I'd sure check for any maintenance..