2014 Street Glide front forks
- Thread starter DBFireman
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I hope this helps...
Always use soft jaws when placing any fork components into
vise .
1. See Figure 2 -63 . If performing complete disassembly,
clamp lower end of fork slider in a soft-jawed vise . Loosen
lower screw (18). Do not remove at this time .
2. Install fork tube in FORK HOLDING TOOL (Part No . HD-
41177) with fork approximately vertical.
3. Remove fork tube plug (1 ) . Fork tube plug is under spring
pressure . Have a firm grasp on plug as it is removed.
Remove and discard 0-ring (2) .
4 . Remove sleeve (3), spacer (4) and spring (5) from fork
assembly.
5 . Drain fork oil into a suitable container. Slowly pump fork
tube and slider at least ten times. Allow approximately 1 0-
15 minutes for fork to thoroughly drain .
NOTE
If only performing a fork oil change, go to ASSEMBLY, Filling
and Final Assembly.
6. Reorient FORK HOLDING TOOL (Part No. HD-41177) so
fork is approximately horizontal.
7. Temporarily install spring , spacer and sleeve .
8. Apply pressure to spring to prevent damper from rotating
and remove screw (18) and copper washer (17) from
bottom of fork assembly. Remove sleeve , spacer and
spring .
9 . Remove retaining clip (1 0).
10 . Expand fork slider and tube against each other repeatedly
(in a slide-hammer effect) to remove fork tube including
seal (11 ), slider spacer (12) , fork tube bushing (13) and
slider bushing (14).
11 . Remove lower stop (15) from end of fork tube.
12. Tip fork tube upside down to remove damper tube (7) with
rebound spring (8) .
13 . Remove slider bushing (14) , fork tube bushing (13) , spacer
(12) , seal (11) and retaining clip (1 0) from fork tube .
14. Remove rebound spring and wear ring from damper tube .
You have to have a gauge tool to get the right amount of oil in the forks. That's about as far as I got before I took the forks to the HD shop and gave them $50 to put them back together.
Just read issue- search You Tube they have a great video showing how to remove fluid from drain in lower part of fork.
To do the 14-16 forks correctly... you must take the forks off. There is a trick to leaving them on the bike, but its way easier to remove them....
Here is my DIY on removal along with slider replacement steps.. just skip that
http://streetglide.com/showthread.php?5037-2014-2016-Touring-DIY-Chrome-Black-Fork-Slider-Replacement&highlight=fork+slider
The fork oil level tool is a MUST. There is NO SET CAPACITY for the 14-16 49mm forks and must overfill and use the tool to achieve the proper level...
I picked up mine on Amazon for $17.21
https://www.amazon.com/Bikemaster-Fork-Level-Gauge-FHM-033/dp/B00REQYRO8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1466339526&sr=8-1&keywords=fork+oil+level+tool
The 49mm fork seal driver is nice to have, but you can mod from 2" PVC to do the trick as well
https://www.amazon.com/Motion-Pro-08-0494-49mm-Ringer/dp/B009D3DS8Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1466339621&sr=8-1&keywords=49mm+seal+driver
***I will HIGHLY recommend using HEAVY WEIGHT FORK OIL... the difference is much more positive action and no dive when you get hard on the front brakes....
Here is my DIY on removal along with slider replacement steps.. just skip that
http://streetglide.com/showthread.php?5037-2014-2016-Touring-DIY-Chrome-Black-Fork-Slider-Replacement&highlight=fork+slider
The fork oil level tool is a MUST. There is NO SET CAPACITY for the 14-16 49mm forks and must overfill and use the tool to achieve the proper level...
I picked up mine on Amazon for $17.21
https://www.amazon.com/Bikemaster-Fork-Level-Gauge-FHM-033/dp/B00REQYRO8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1466339526&sr=8-1&keywords=fork+oil+level+tool
The 49mm fork seal driver is nice to have, but you can mod from 2" PVC to do the trick as well
https://www.amazon.com/Motion-Pro-08-0494-49mm-Ringer/dp/B009D3DS8Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1466339621&sr=8-1&keywords=49mm+seal+driver
***I will HIGHLY recommend using HEAVY WEIGHT FORK OIL... the difference is much more positive action and no dive when you get hard on the front brakes....
To do the 14-16 forks correctly... you must take the forks off. There is a trick to leaving them on the bike, but its way easier to remove them....
Here is my DIY on removal along with slider replacement steps.. just skip that
http://streetglide.com/showthread.php?5037-2014-2016-Touring-DIY-Chrome-Black-Fork-Slider-Replacement&highlight=fork+slider
The fork oil level tool is a MUST. There is NO SET CAPACITY for the 14-16 49mm forks and must overfill and use the tool to achieve the proper level...
I picked up mine on Amazon for $17.21
https://www.amazon.com/Bikemaster-Fork-Level-Gauge-FHM-033/dp/B00REQYRO8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1466339526&sr=8-1&keywords=fork+oil+level+tool
The 49mm fork seal driver is nice to have, but you can mod from 2" PVC to do the trick as well
https://www.amazon.com/Motion-Pro-08-0494-49mm-Ringer/dp/B009D3DS8Q/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1466339621&sr=8-1&keywords=49mm+seal+driver
***I will HIGHLY recommend using HEAVY WEIGHT FORK OIL... the difference is much more positive action and no dive when you get hard on the front brakes....
I second you on the heavy weight oil!!!! I changed my front forks to Performance Machine and noticed the "Harley" oil was very spongy as I could hold the front brake an rock it very easily....changed the oil and is much much better!!
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