Fork Cartridge | |
 | CARTRIDGE DISASSEMBLY Remove the Bottom-out Piston Not Required for Gold Valve Installation FD20- Remove the bottom out piston from the shaft. It is held onto the rod with peening over a circlip. To unpeen the piston and expose the circlip, clamp the damping rod firmly with the Shaft Holding Tool provided then using a piece of PVC hammer sharply downward. |
FD21- The bottom out piston will have moved down exposing the circlip. | |
FD22- Remove the circlip. | |
FD23- Remove the bottom-out piston. | |
THE NEXT 5 STEPS ARE NOT REQUIRED IF YOU DIDN'T UNPEEN THE STOCK BOTTOM-OUT PISTON. VC9- Install the bottom-out piston on the rebound rod. | |
VC10- Install the circlip into it's groove. | |
VC11- This is the RT Tool for re-peening the bottom-out piston. The end with the step on it is for unpeening while the tapered side is for re-peening. | |
VC12- Compression stack components laid out in order. | |
VC13- This is the stepped side used for removal. | |
VC14- Install the tool onto the shaft. | |
VC15- Use the same piece of PVC used tor removal to tap on the tool. The Piston should be supported by the clamp in the vise jaws. (Not as shown) | |
