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I recently installed longer spacers in the front forks of my "82 1100G. The front fork was spongy & I didn't want to put progressive springs in yet (read, too cheap to buy the progressives).
I struggled with trying to compress the longer spacer down to where I could catch the thread on the cap - VERY difficult to push down & turn at the same time.
About the time I was contemplating how far I could throw the cap into the woods, my ex-wife had this suggestion (I'm working in her garage because she has one, & I don't):
We took a 12" length of plastic tube - the white, thin wall drain tube that extends down from the backside of a sink drain - and pushed the fork plug into the end (you have to unthread the air valve from the cap first, but that's no big deal). The tubing wall bends a little to grab on to the upright portion of the cap, while the rest of the tubing sits on the remaining plug shoulder.
Now the plug is essentially 12" long & easy to rotate by turning the tube. It was easy to push down on this contraption & I couldn't believe how quickly I got the plug started in those fine little threads. I thought it was just a fluke that we started the first cap in less than 5 sec, but the second cap went on just as quickly & smoothly. I was amazed!! Of course the most embarrassing part was I told my ex her idea wouldn't work & only tried it out of desperation!
Anyway, it worked great for me, maybe someone out there will have similar success.
Good luck,
Mike
I struggled with trying to compress the longer spacer down to where I could catch the thread on the cap - VERY difficult to push down & turn at the same time.
About the time I was contemplating how far I could throw the cap into the woods, my ex-wife had this suggestion (I'm working in her garage because she has one, & I don't):
We took a 12" length of plastic tube - the white, thin wall drain tube that extends down from the backside of a sink drain - and pushed the fork plug into the end (you have to unthread the air valve from the cap first, but that's no big deal). The tubing wall bends a little to grab on to the upright portion of the cap, while the rest of the tubing sits on the remaining plug shoulder.
Now the plug is essentially 12" long & easy to rotate by turning the tube. It was easy to push down on this contraption & I couldn't believe how quickly I got the plug started in those fine little threads. I thought it was just a fluke that we started the first cap in less than 5 sec, but the second cap went on just as quickly & smoothly. I was amazed!! Of course the most embarrassing part was I told my ex her idea wouldn't work & only tried it out of desperation!
Anyway, it worked great for me, maybe someone out there will have similar success.
Good luck,
Mike
