01-03-15, 08:48 AM
So at 18,000 miles the Gen 2 could do with a fork oil change and steering bearings grease repack.
Start with lifting the front wheel, my home made bike lift made this easy
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A must at this stage is loosen top clamp bolts to make undoing the top caps easier,using a 32mm socket loosen caps 1 turn
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Undo the preload to max..
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Insert correct front wheel spindle tool
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Remove wheel,mudguard and brake calipers
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Then undo lower fork clamps
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Then slide out forks
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Start with lifting the front wheel, my home made bike lift made this easy
[smg id=2439 type=preview align=center caption="1"]
A must at this stage is loosen top clamp bolts to make undoing the top caps easier,using a 32mm socket loosen caps 1 turn
[smg id=2441 type=preview align=center caption="2"]
Undo the preload to max..
[smg id=2442 type=preview align=center caption="3"]
Insert correct front wheel spindle tool
[smg id=2443 type=preview align=center caption="5"]
Remove wheel,mudguard and brake calipers
[smg id=2444 type=preview align=center caption="4"]
Then undo lower fork clamps
[smg id=2445 type=preview align=center caption="6"]
Then slide out forks
[smg id=2446 type=preview align=center caption="7"]
An ageing test pilot for home grown widgets that may fail at anytime.