progressive not so drop-ins
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05-07-2010, 11:16 PM
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#22
05-07-2010, 11:21 PM
Well... You may as well get it all done one time... lol Good luck with that and if you need help with anything feel free to PM me... If I don't know the answer I find someone who does... Have a good weekend!
PS in Hawaii... we gotta do weekend mods cause we don't have winters... LMAO
#23
05-07-2010, 11:54 PM
Well, don't count your chicks just yet. 
If all goes smoothly, it's a fairly simple job. But if you strip out the damn torx pinch bolt, then break off an ez-out bit in the bolt, it could take you a little bit longer than you think.
Let me know if you need any help.
If all goes smoothly, it's a fairly simple job. But if you strip out the damn torx pinch bolt, then break off an ez-out bit in the bolt, it could take you a little bit longer than you think.
Let me know if you need any help.
#24
05-08-2010, 06:08 AM
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the stock fork springs are probably 30" or so and there is only one spring in a stock set up. so you have to get the forks low enough that you can get out the spring a put new ones in. that is why you'll have to take the front tire, brake caliber, and forks off the bike. on top of the triple tree there is a cap that screws into another cap. you have to remove both caps to get to the spring. and the spring won't fit thought the top triple tree hole because it's way to small. you don't have to disassemble the whole forks just have to be able to get the spring out of them. on a dyna i think you can just take the cap off while the forks are still on the bike but not on a wide glide narrow frontend like the fxst and fxstb's. i'm not sure about the wide frontends that are on the fatboys and so on if you can pull the springs from the top of the trible trees.
http://i699.photobucket.com/albums/v.../Photo0265.jpg
Remove the tube caps...if the springs will not come out thru the hole in the top tree...loosen the stem nut a 1/4 turn...turn top tree until it is not in the way...pull springs out. Assembly is reverse. Done...go drink that beer, you just saved yourself a couple hours work.
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05-08-2010, 08:44 AM
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same as standard softail front end, just has tins covering them up and the triple trees are different in order to mount the tins. caps are under the top tree.
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