I drilled a 1 5/8" hole in a 2 x 4, sanded it a bit bigger, sawed a kerf down the center and cross bolted it. This was then clamped in my vise and fork leg slid into the hole and secured with the bolt. Sort of. It slipped under pressure.
Larry has an elegant solution. He picked up a triple clamp in a purchase of random old parts and made the jig shown below. It makes filling the forks a trivial task.
Note his home made slotted aluminum plate to hold the spacer (preload) down and the damping rod up. If you know of a way to pull this rod up while holding an oily spacer down, please add to this thread.
P.S. Sorry about the sideways photos. I still have not gotten the hang of posting pics on the website.
Larry has an elegant solution. He picked up a triple clamp in a purchase of random old parts and made the jig shown below. It makes filling the forks a trivial task.
Note his home made slotted aluminum plate to hold the spacer (preload) down and the damping rod up. If you know of a way to pull this rod up while holding an oily spacer down, please add to this thread.
P.S. Sorry about the sideways photos. I still have not gotten the hang of posting pics on the website.
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