Anything to worry about removing fork caps?

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Anything to worry about removing fork caps?

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Anything to worry about when removing fork caps? I need to pull off my fork caps to machine them to accept the low-profile speed bleeders from Motion Pro. Unscrew the cap then once the cap is off use a wrench to hold the lower nut (17mm?) and remove the cap from the rod?

Do I need to worry about the oil level or anything? I am really not familiar with the inner workings.
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There should not be any problems removing the fork cap. Your not going to have anything holding the outer tube up however once the fork cap is off. Might be a good time to break everything down for a oil change and seals if they are needed.
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I actually just had them serviced and seals replaced last week, I am trying to do as much as possible before I do the swap.
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Post by Colorado Mike »

Well you probably already know this, but loosen the upper triple clamp pinch bolts before trying to unscrew the caps.
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Thanks guys!
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