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Ihave a squeek in the forks that niggles every time I go over a dip- how do I oil the front forks!
Thanks in advance
"Id rather have a bottle infront of me than a frontal labotomy"
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Re: Squeek in front Forks
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First, check the alignment of the fork shrouds and make sure they aren't touching the lower legs. If that's OK, spray some WD40 or similar stuff on the upper fork legs. Once you have cured the squeek a time or two with a lubricant spray, the fork will have broken in enough to take care of this itself.
Let's hope there's intelligent life somewhere in space 'cause it's buggar all down here. -- Monte Python
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Re: Squeek in front Forks
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Greybeard is right. the only correction is for you to use a silicon spray lube. wd40 and others are petroleum based which could damage your rubber seal.
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Re: Squeek in front Forks
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Should be Riding
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Should be Riding
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What about lithium grease?
Benny
Black & Silver '02
Too many mods to list
Not enough miles ridden
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Re: Squeek in front Forks
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just a quick note to say thanks for the help and advice- I used silicon spray similar to that used to make a car bumber shiny- worked a treat!
Thanks
Regards
Rod
"Id rather have a bottle infront of me than a frontal labotomy"
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Re: Squeek in front Forks
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I used lithium spray grease through a little extention tube. A two second spray under each shroud. That was before last Christmas, and the squeak is still gone.
Ride Safe,
Dennis
Ride Safe,
Dennis
Triumph, it's how I live and what I ride.
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Re: Squeek in front Forks
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I had the same problem when i got my bike i just kept shooting the silicon spray up the shrouds until they broke in and there all set now. That squeeking made my skin crawl but it did go away
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