kiltman
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- Joined
- Apr 27, 2013
- Messages
- 3,275
- Age
- 68
- Location
- Stratford, Ontario Canada
- Bike
- 2002,ST1100ABS
- STOC #
- 8826
I chose to have my dealer service the shocks. To save labour charges, I removed the forks and brought them in.
I put a jack under the oil pan to raise the front end. Mine is an ABS model so the fork caps use a 24mm wrench instead of the 17mm hex socket of the standard model. I loosened the caps, removed the fender, wheel and brakes. I loosened the bolts on the triple tree and slid the forks out. There was no need to remove the handlebars on my bike, I was charged an hour and fifteen minutes for them to do the labour, I supplied the bushings, oil and seals.
Reverse the steps and installed the forks, it went smoothly. ( I don’t have the tools to take apart the forks, this was the most efficient way for me to service the front end)
I put a jack under the oil pan to raise the front end. Mine is an ABS model so the fork caps use a 24mm wrench instead of the 17mm hex socket of the standard model. I loosened the caps, removed the fender, wheel and brakes. I loosened the bolts on the triple tree and slid the forks out. There was no need to remove the handlebars on my bike, I was charged an hour and fifteen minutes for them to do the labour, I supplied the bushings, oil and seals.
Reverse the steps and installed the forks, it went smoothly. ( I don’t have the tools to take apart the forks, this was the most efficient way for me to service the front end)