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How much do I cut off??

Discussion in 'XJ Technical Chat' started by Deadulus, Jul 17, 2009.

  1. Deadulus

    Deadulus Member

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    Am getting ready to do my forks seals, when I do them I want to replace the springs with the progressive ones Chacal sells. In one spot it says on my 80 650 Maxim, Ill have to just simply cut the spacer.....???....ok. How do I tell how much to cut and THEN! How does that change the amount of fork oil I use?

    Thanks for any help you can give.
     
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    BUMP.

    Anyone? Is it that obvious and Im being dense? I dont mind being called a moron as long as I can get it pointed out to me...Ill go happily and play with my blocks thinking all is right with the world.
     
    Deadulus, Jul 18, 2009
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    It should be in the instructions that come with the springs.

    You might find a PDF of them on progressive's web site.
     
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    AH..ok...instructions. *Smacks head* I coulda had a V8...but then how'd I get it in my Maxim frame....
     
    Deadulus, Jul 20, 2009
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    I looked at the instructions that came with mine for the 550s, it had a specific length for the Maxims (550 Seca needs no spacers.)

    It also had some "generic" instructions including the fact that you want a 3/4" to 1.5" preload in most cases, once the caps are back in. If you measure the distance between the top of the installed spring and where the bottom of the cap will end up, and add an inch or so to that dimension, you'll come pretty close. (Make sure the fork is fully "extended" first.)
     
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    Cool! thanks Bigifitz, I really didnt think about there being INSTRUCTIONS telling me how to do it....D'oh!
     
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