The Hodaka Club Forum

I removed the forks from this triple tree without issue. However, putting them back in is proving to be an issue. I removed the fork tubes after removing the fork caps. They slid right out. However, I can not get the fork tubes to clear what appears to be a small lip in the aluminum top tree. It seems neither set will clear this and I even used a large, flat blade screw driver as a wedge to pry the rings open and still no go. Even with the cap nuts off the fork tubes.

I’ve never had this happen before. The forks were always a bit tighter in the opening of the lower tree but the upper one the forks always slipped right through, & you could adjust the height to be flush with the top of the fork tubes, or move the tube up a bit higher to play with the fork geometry. But no go. What am I missing here that they won’t slip right through the top tree hole???? And it does it with either sets of fork tubes. Am I just not getting the opening spread far enough apart?

I can only push the fork tubes up to this inner lip & then I have to screw the fork cap nuts in. And I don’t believe the cap nut is threading all the way into the fork tube..... Victor

Don't force anything. That's the way some forksets were made. More later. Gotta run.
Ed

OK, Ed saw the FB message as well.

Glad to have the confirmation. I thought the caps might not thread all the way on. So I can just push the forks up to the stop and then screw the caps in. It just looks unusual because all my others the forks clear the top of the upper & slide thru!

I watched Kelly’s fork video. Changed caps. All done. Just need springs. Victor