Looking to chrome the fork legs this winter. ***** Shinny has an exchange for a lot less than HD charges for new ones. Anyone used them before? Quality? and if so how hard is it to remove the sliders? I have take the forks off before but never the sliders off the tubes. Any special tools?
Jeff

 

Check on YouTube for some videos on fork change-outs and rebuilds. Several HD videos there.

 

Took me a day once i got all the seals. only took that long because i totally took my time. now i could do the job in a few hours tops... you tube all the way

 

It isn't that much to it. Get service manual. I bought a special vice to hold fork that wont scratch the fork.

 

Do a good search on this forum. I'm pretty sure someone did a real good posting with pics and all of the process.

 

Put Progressive Monotubes in place of them springs.. which is all they are, skinny long springs. Ridiculous...
You won't regret it..

 

Yep upgrade the suspension while youre in there.

also, a chrome exchange is better than the HD ones. i was unimpressed with HD, but the ***** shiny ones were great

 

I did the ***** Shiny ones too. WOWOW!! Joe knows his stuff, that's for sure..

 

Some good mechanical ability with some basic tools is required. You should plan on changing the seals when you remove the sliders. Make sure you have the bike stable when you get the front wheel up in the air, because you will be yanking on the tubes to get them off. You WILL need a 6mm allen wrench to separate the slider from the tube (it's on tight). Also will need some PVC pipe (split down the middle)to put in new seals(see pic). If you have never replaced seals be careful, you can damage new seals if installed incorrectly. Of course a manual to understand the process. Did I mention you need to know how to remove your ignition without locking the steering up in place, might want to understand that process before hand. Here are some pics when I did my SG.

 

It's not really all that hard to do. As said in another post, getting the 6mm allen bolt out of the bottom of the leg is probably the hardest part. You may have to resort to a hammer and chisel to get it turning. Have a new one on hand for each fork just in case. Also, replace the fork oil while your doing this job. You will be amazed how filthy that oil is in there. When refilling each leg with oil, think through how to determine the oil level. You can measure it with a long screw driver instead of the Harley oil level tool.