Cooter
Well-known member
I went to the ghetto....and came out a winnar!
Forgive me father for I have sinned.. I got my new RaceTech springs ('cause I'm fat) and couldn't wait to get my spring compressor back from my buddy, who also has my mower which I haven't seen in weeks! Oh sure HIS lawn looks great... But I digress.
I only needed to compress the spring about an inch to get the fork cap to screw onto the adjuster (+-100lbs?). I couldn't do it with only the two oily hands I have, so I asked my darker half what it would do.
I said "Darker half, how would you get this done today and still keep all your fingers as well as your eye balls? They have been pretty handy so far."
He said "Listen up Wheto, and I'll show you whassup. You goes and gits yerself three hose clamps, take apart that Harbor Freight $1.99 (-20% of course!) clamp thats yous gots over there in the disposable tool section, and make sure to take a pitcher to shows yer internet buddies."
So here you go. Please be kind.
In all seriousness, it worked VERY well!
I was going to use a longer clamp and use the axle bolt as the anchor for the bottom, but this really worked out better!
You unscrew the thumbscrew on the end of the HF clamp and it already has the hole for the fender bolt. I threaded the fender bolt all the way in to use the shoulder part and not to bend it or bugger the threads.
The teflon pad on the clamp slides nicely down the tube without leaving a mark (you could add a rag if you care).
The flat of the middle hose clamp slides on the beveled edge of the fork tube, also not leaving a mark.
The third clamp grasps the spacer tube evenly so it doesn't distort (the plastic cap is in it anyway..) Just make that clamp TIGHT! JIC.
It took remarkably little effort for the contraption to compress the spring, and after tightening the fork cap, it released without drama as well.
FYI, these are SCG forks but I'm sure that any length fork could work with a different length clamp.
If you like it, call it the "Shoggin"!
If you don't like it, call it the "I could have done it better myself, and I thought of it way back in the eighties, but I didn't patent it, so that why In live in this trailer... pass me a Budweiser".
Forgive me father for I have sinned.. I got my new RaceTech springs ('cause I'm fat) and couldn't wait to get my spring compressor back from my buddy, who also has my mower which I haven't seen in weeks! Oh sure HIS lawn looks great... But I digress.
I only needed to compress the spring about an inch to get the fork cap to screw onto the adjuster (+-100lbs?). I couldn't do it with only the two oily hands I have, so I asked my darker half what it would do.
I said "Darker half, how would you get this done today and still keep all your fingers as well as your eye balls? They have been pretty handy so far."
He said "Listen up Wheto, and I'll show you whassup. You goes and gits yerself three hose clamps, take apart that Harbor Freight $1.99 (-20% of course!) clamp thats yous gots over there in the disposable tool section, and make sure to take a pitcher to shows yer internet buddies."
So here you go. Please be kind.
In all seriousness, it worked VERY well!
I was going to use a longer clamp and use the axle bolt as the anchor for the bottom, but this really worked out better!
You unscrew the thumbscrew on the end of the HF clamp and it already has the hole for the fender bolt. I threaded the fender bolt all the way in to use the shoulder part and not to bend it or bugger the threads.
The teflon pad on the clamp slides nicely down the tube without leaving a mark (you could add a rag if you care).
The flat of the middle hose clamp slides on the beveled edge of the fork tube, also not leaving a mark.
The third clamp grasps the spacer tube evenly so it doesn't distort (the plastic cap is in it anyway..) Just make that clamp TIGHT! JIC.
It took remarkably little effort for the contraption to compress the spring, and after tightening the fork cap, it released without drama as well.
FYI, these are SCG forks but I'm sure that any length fork could work with a different length clamp.
If you like it, call it the "Shoggin"!
If you don't like it, call it the "I could have done it better myself, and I thought of it way back in the eighties, but I didn't patent it, so that why In live in this trailer... pass me a Budweiser".
