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That will cost you!! 
Caliper 25 lbs
Pinch bolts axle 12 lbs
Pinch bolts Tree 16 lbs
Only specification for Loctite is red 277 on hubs and rotors. I use blue on everything else.
Neck is a fall away rate and I will need to look that up and type it all up but it's been posted on here somewhere by Dogvet. Will get that in a few minutes.
Axle 45 lbs
Caliper 25 lbs
Pinch bolts axle 12 lbs
Pinch bolts Tree 16 lbs
Only specification for Loctite is red 277 on hubs and rotors. I use blue on everything else.
Neck is a fall away rate and I will need to look that up and type it all up but it's been posted on here somewhere by Dogvet. Will get that in a few minutes.
No mention in my manual on setting up the fall rate of the forks but the procedure has been posted here before. I don't know if there is a difference between the pro-sport and Chopper models.
But it goes something like life the front tire off the ground and with the wheel trued/pointed straight ahead push the bars to either side till it falls away.
I guessing but think it was 2" maybe 3".
Maybe you can get Nelson to send you the .pdf file on this. They are much more detailed than the manual.
Have fun,
Ray
But it goes something like life the front tire off the ground and with the wheel trued/pointed straight ahead push the bars to either side till it falls away.
I guessing but think it was 2" maybe 3".
Maybe you can get Nelson to send you the .pdf file on this. They are much more detailed than the manual.
Have fun,
Ray
Not stated in my 05 manual. :loony:
Nomad2day
Longhair Redneck Geek
From the 2007 Manual
Front Axle= 45 ft lbs no loctite
Triple Tree set screw= 192 Inch Lbs 2440 Loctite
Fork Tube Top Cap= 50 ft lbs No Loctite
Axle Pinch Screw 12 ft lbs No Loctite
Triple Tree Pinch screw= 16 ft lbs Anti-seize
Fork Leg Retaining screw Bulldog=14 ft lbs 2440 Loctite
Falll away mark from the cener point should be 1-2 inches.
If the fall away is more than 2 inches, loosen the fork stem cap item 69.
If it less than a inch tighten it.
Front Axle= 45 ft lbs no loctite
Triple Tree set screw= 192 Inch Lbs 2440 Loctite
Fork Tube Top Cap= 50 ft lbs No Loctite
Axle Pinch Screw 12 ft lbs No Loctite
Triple Tree Pinch screw= 16 ft lbs Anti-seize
Fork Leg Retaining screw Bulldog=14 ft lbs 2440 Loctite
Falll away mark from the cener point should be 1-2 inches.
If the fall away is more than 2 inches, loosen the fork stem cap item 69.
If it less than a inch tighten it.
alhall88
UAW
Wait I'm at a loss here. Are we calling the fork stem cap the center neck bolt? If so wouldn't it make more sense to tighten it to decrease the fall away and loosen it to increase ?
I was thinking the same.
Nomad2day
Longhair Redneck Geek
Fall away mark from the cener point should be 1-2 inches.
If the fall away is more than 2 inches, loosen the fork stem cap item 69.
If it less than a inch tighten it.
It is the bolt in the bottom we are talking about.......
If the fall away should be 1-2 inches and you have a mark in the middle of your fender and the front end is off the ground and a mark on the ground showing center and the following happens.
Scenario A
You push the front end one direction and you have to push it at least 2 inches or more before it falls away, decrease the bolt tension.
Scenario B
You push the front end one direction and you have to push it less than a inch and it falls away, tighten the bolt to make the front end have to travel further before it falls away...
Neil
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Your first post:
If the fall away is more than 2 inches, loosen the fork stem cap item 69.QUOTE]
Neil, in your first post you got it a bit backwards but we knew what you meant.
Nomad2day
Longhair Redneck Geek
No raywood,
Read it again
Neil
Perhaps I need to get what I think straight in my head first and see if I understand the fall away.
Is it how far it must travel "front" before it releases and falls away which is what I wrote...
Or is it, once it falls away it must only travel 1-2 inches?
Perhaps I see it wrong...
Read it again
Neil
Perhaps I need to get what I think straight in my head first and see if I understand the fall away.
Is it how far it must travel "front" before it releases and falls away which is what I wrote...
Or is it, once it falls away it must only travel 1-2 inches?
Perhaps I see it wrong...
Ok, I will re-read it.
If the fall away is more than 2 inches doesn't that mean it's to loose so I would tighten it up?
If it's less than an inch wouldn't that mean it's too tight and I would loosen it up?
Maybe I'm reading it wrong.
Ok, I think you meant if you have to push it more than 2" not have it fall on it's own. Just a bit backwards to me but I think I got it!
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PUsh or Pull
I understood it as push the bars till it falls away on it's own:
So if it falls before the 2" then tighten it up.
:2thumbs: PUsh or Pull
I understood it as push the bars till it falls away on it's own:
So if it falls before the 2" then tighten it up.
Nomad2day
Longhair Redneck Geek
Cool,
I am getting ready to put my front end back together so I need to make sure I understand it....:loony:
Yea the manual says to tap on the front end gently until you get some action happening..
After I change the oil in the forks I am going to put it back together.....
Had to stop due to all the fumes from the propane heater starting to make me light headed. I know the beer did not have this affect or the pain killer for my back....
It was the fumes I tell you..
I am getting ready to put my front end back together so I need to make sure I understand it....:loony:
Yea the manual says to tap on the front end gently until you get some action happening..
After I change the oil in the forks I am going to put it back together.....
Had to stop due to all the fumes from the propane heater starting to make me light headed. I know the beer did not have this affect or the pain killer for my back....
It was the fumes I tell you..
alhall88
UAW
OK I understand what you mean by the fall away now. I also thought I read somewhere that this adjustment should be made with everything on the bike as well like,handlebars,caliper,front tire, fender etc. Kinda funny because my front end mentions the fall away as well but it also states that if more than 20-25 ft. lbs. of torque is needed to achieve this then shims must be added. I don't know if this would apply on the big dog front ends.
Thanks Neil but the inverted front ends are different than us poor guys with the stockers. I'm not pulling the neck bearings. They were replaced under warranty about a year ago for a click and feel just fine. I need to get my ass out there and polish the other side of the rim and put the fork seals in. After dinner maybe.
I'm not pulling the neck bearings. They were replaced under warranty about a year ago for a click and feel just fine. I need to get my ass out there and polish the other side of the rim and put the fork seals in. After dinner maybe.