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rbm · Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 11:23 am Post subject: Covering one fork leg at a time

Not wanting to hijack the other thread on Rancho fork boot fitting, I thought I'd ask my question in a separate thread.

I have a pair of Rancho boots that I want to fit to my K100. Is it viable to remove just one fork leg at a time to fit the boot? So, the process I'm proposing is:

- Support bike. Remove front wheel, fender, calipers and axle.
- Loosen triple clamp on left. Remove left fork leg.
- Fit Rancho boot
- Replace leg and align with axle. Tighten triple clamp.
- Loosen triple clamp on right. Remove right fork leg.
- Fit Rancho boot
- Replace leg and align with axle. Tighten triple clamp.
- Replace fender, calipers, axle and front wheel.

I believe this process will eliminate the need to set and align the forks. It also preserves the existing rake which is an additional benefit.

Comments please?
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drikko · Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 11:26 am Post subject:

If you take the fork cap off, would the slider go down far enough to clear the bottom clamp, thereby eliminating the need to remove the wheel etc?

BTW yes what you said should work fine, but if you have taken everything off you can just do them both at the same time.
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rbm · Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 11:31 am Post subject:

Flying Duck · Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 11:32 am Post subject:

Just do them both at the same time. If you're worried about the forks getting out of alignment then install the wheel and axle before reinstalling the fork bridge/brace.
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rbm · Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2011 1:00 pm Post subject:

philosophicalzombie · Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2015 3:00 pm Post subject:

I did a fork seal job last night and could not get the axle through when I was done. I had reattached the bridge brace first. I loosened up the bridge brace and it slid right in. Tightened the brace, and we're good to go. - Blake
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Corkboy · Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2015 3:15 pm Post subject:

And another "Gotcha".
I couldn't get the slider all the way up the top yoke. I was reaching for the mallet Shocked

when I took the leg back out. I could feel no lip that would get caught and then noticed what I did wrong.

I had tightened the jubilee clips on the gaiters and the upper one was high enough that it was up against the lower yoke before the leg was fully up in the upper one.

I never make the same mistake twice, but I sure keep discovering new ones Embarassed

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Jim · Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2015 12:20 am Post subject:

Before you tighten the axle back up, bounce the front end a few times - everything will/should align itself - then torque all the fasteners.
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Flying Duck · Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2015 3:28 pm Post subject: