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