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jkhulon73

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Re: Done, and never again!!!
Reply #30 - 09/17/07 at 06:47:32

FreeSpirit wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09:

What do you take for migraines? I have them sometimes. They are worse than the worst toothache!!
Hope you have something good to take.

I don't get 'em that often, so I don't keep any of the 'good' stuff on hand. Usually a couple of Advil gel caps will knock mine down to a subtle headache and allow me to function, more or less. If I'm not expected to go anywhere or do anything, I'll take a vicodin- doesn't do much for the pounding in my head, but when it kicks in, I don't really care! The one that woke me up this morning has subsided enough I can finish putting the wheel back on.

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Re: Done, and never again!!!
Reply #31 - 09/17/07 at 10:41:37

jkhulon73 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09:

More or less... I was almost done when I d@mn near cut my finger off as the cap popped out and the top spacer shot up, catching my index finger between it and the handlebars. Not pleasant. And when that happened, I started dancing around like a coked-up monkey with his tail on fire, knocking over just about everything in the garage, including the cup I had put the fender bolts in- I have no idea where they went. I finally found some in my toolbox that would fit but by then, I was too aggravated (and not to mention in pain) to finish putting the front wheel back on. The only reason I'm up right now is an excrutiating migraine (and my girl is up, getting ready for her commute)

I"m sorry that happened to you, but at the same time glad, because it looks like I wasn't the only idiot.
When I was screwing the cap back on, I thought I had the threads already caught, and because I was using one of those wrenches you can size, I took it of the cap to reposition it, when the whole darn cap popped up and hit me smack in the forehead! Didn't get a migraine though (hard head) just a bump!

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Done, and never again!!! Reply #32 - 09/18/07 at 04:32:20 Mentioning problems like this can be a real help for those who will follow. Sorry for your pain, but maybe others will read about how easy it is to get slapped & avoid it.
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jkhulon73 Ex Member	Re: Done, and never again!!! Reply #33 - 09/18/07 at 04:41:59 If other people can't learn from my mistakes, then I'm a total failure (because I sure as Hell don't pay any attention )
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Reply #34 - 11/08/07 at 13:36:14

Just to pass on a tip, if you are just changing seals, you don't have to dis-assemble the forks themselves. You have to remove the forks, caps&springs,keepers that hold the seals in. Then extend the forks,fill with oil(no springs), put the caps back on and jack the fork to compress it. The seals will just push out. BTW use lotsa rags around the seal, cause some oil will come out under pressure.

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Re: Done, and never again!!!
Reply #35 - 11/09/07 at 07:03:28

jkhulon73 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09:

More or less... I was almost done when I d@mn near cut my finger off as the cap popped out and the top spacer shot up, catching my index finger between it and the handlebars. Not pleasant. And when that happened, I started dancing around like a coked-up monkey with his tail on fire, knocking over just about everything in the garage, including the cup I had put the fender bolts in- I have no idea where they went. I finally found some in my toolbox that would fit but by then, I was too aggravated (and not to mention in pain) to finish putting the front wheel back on. The only reason I'm up right now is an excrutiating migraine (and my girl is up, getting ready for her commute)

No one likes "I told you so", so let me just offer this little shameless plug...

...if you had the "Savage Companion Photo CD Version 2" then you would have seen this photo before you tried to remove the fork cap.

Considering all your pain, blood loss and missing bolts, having the CD, a 1 1/16" socket and removing the handlebars might have been well worth it....

I've done it both ways. Here's the easy one Grin

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Done, and never again!!! Reply #36 - 11/09/07 at 07:21:56 You don't have to take off handlebars off to take fork bolts off. thats makeing a big project for no reason.
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Reply #37 - 11/09/07 at 07:27:22

bill67 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:11:

You don't have to take off handlebars off to take fork bolts off. thats makeing a big project for no reason.

You mean fork "caps". And he didn't make the project bigger?

It's up to you. You can use an open end wrench and fight it if you chose. That's fine. Good excuse not to have a socket anyway Tongue

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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Done, and never again!!! Reply #38 - 11/09/07 at 07:30:36 I can take the fork bolts off and put back on in 2 minutes.
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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: Done, and never again!!! Reply #39 - 11/09/07 at 07:47:30 bill67 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:11: I can take the fork bolts off and put back on in 2 minutes. Show me. They are fork caps, not bolts.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Done, and never again!!! Reply #40 - 11/09/07 at 08:03:40 Fork cap bolts.
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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: Done, and never again!!! Reply #41 - 11/09/07 at 12:45:49 bill67 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:11: Fork cap bolts. Photo please.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Done, and never again!!! Reply #42 - 11/09/07 at 12:56:21 greg You have more trouble with motorcycles and snowmobiles than anyone I know.
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Savage_Greg Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Don't go around your ass to reach your elbow... Posts: 7844 SW Washington State Gender:	Re: Done, and never again!!! Reply #43 - 11/09/07 at 13:02:27 bill67 wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:11: greg You have more trouble with motorcycles and snowmobiles than anyone I know. I have more trouble because I work on them more. Now, don't make statements that you can't back up. Prove what you say.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Done, and never again!!! Reply #44 - 11/09/07 at 13:09:22 Only thing works on you is your mouth
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