09-10-13, 12:18 PM
They can indeed jam which is a PITA. Hard to explain, but it'll be obvious if you do it. If you have oil in them & try and force slider up it can turn into a mess trying to free it off!
I managed to free mine off fairly easily. Reattach fork cap to avoid spillage & re-insert the fork leg back into it's yoke & then tighten the bolts. Then use a rubber mallet to thump on the lower stanchion where the dust seal rests. A well placed blow usually forces the two apart again. Probably sounds a bit barbaric but a rubber mallet shouldn't do any real damage!
I managed to free mine off fairly easily. Reattach fork cap to avoid spillage & re-insert the fork leg back into it's yoke & then tighten the bolts. Then use a rubber mallet to thump on the lower stanchion where the dust seal rests. A well placed blow usually forces the two apart again. Probably sounds a bit barbaric but a rubber mallet shouldn't do any real damage!