Install Chrome Fork Lowers On A Softail
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- čas přidán 11. 09. 2024
- Lower Fork Legs are from Impress-Chrome - ebay.to/3gdPvXA
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41mm Fork Seal Driver Motion Pro - amzn.to/3gdbPk4
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Harley Davidson 41mm Fork Seal Kit includes bushings, bolts, washers etc.
In this video I will show you step by step how to remove your stock OEM fork lowers and replace them with chrome fork lowers. Search for your lower legs at the Impress Chrome Sore on eBay. They have BUY IT NOW or EXCHANGES. ebay.to/3gdPvXA
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Top Notch…Exactly the way a How To Do VLOG should be done…step by step, clearly explained, why the process is the way it is, tools required…keep it going👌👌👌
Thank you troy...much appreciated sir.
Excellent video. Thanks for the tool advice. I appreciate you taking the time and effort to make these very informative videos. In a pinch I have used electrical tape to create a thick bundle around the upper fork. I then I use the same principal you used to remove the top seal. But instead of pulling a push the upper fork upside down so that the stop does not get damage. It works all the time. Also, a schedule 80 pvc pipe can be cut to be used a rammer to get the seal in. Lastly, an old seal can used to push the new seal. The old seal gets all the pounding to push the new seal in. Regarding the bleeding bolts, those are a little hard to find. I have created my own bolt by cutting down to size. However, I have found a nice upgrade bold of much better quality in hardness that utilizes a hex key. The phillip is just a bad application for this particular location. Instead of locktite I used white paste for automotive. Similar to plumbing. This is an excellent upgrade to locktite. All those methods have worked for me.
For the fork holder, why not using a small piece of a 4x4. Cut a 1.5 inch hole if you have a wood hole saw or two notches just like in your wooden holder. Then cut in half for easy use. So that the 4x4 piece stays on top of the vice, I remove about 3/8" material from the wood. That created a nice stop. It is basically the same principal as the European fork aluminum square fork holders used mainly in Europe. My advice is to get the parts ahead of time. There is a convenient fork seal kit with all the parts for the lower forks I usually get for 30 dollars.
Professional tools are the best way to go. However, sometimes a job must be completed, and some homemade tools can get you out of a jam. I have purchased quality bolts and plenty of copper washers because getting those inexpensive parts is complicated because the dealer never has them, and I have to drive 45 minutes to get a $3 dollar part. Plan ahead and have all you need before you start. 40 years of working with bikes has taught me to always have necessary items to share with friends.
Thanks for checking them out and also some great tips as well!! Ive used the shaved down pvc and even a shop vac extension to get seals in in the past lol but I do like using the old seal to take the brunt of the hits for the new seal..
Steve, your videos have been such a huge help man!!! Thank you so much!! It’s more than just saving money on labor…for me, it’s about being proud of the time and work I put in the bike.
thank you Ryan! So glad the videos are helping and saving you money! And yes you are right..it really is all about doing your own work and learning your bike.
Straight forward indeed. A bit more involved than most upgrades but well within the limits of most do-it-youselfers. And looks really good. Thanks Steve.
Ye sir without actually getting into the forks this job is easy...however actually getting in there and replacing the guts for upgraded guts inst that bad either...I kinda wished I would have now since I had it all off just to show it..but the front fork on these ride pretty decent so I asnt too worried about it.
This guy gives great advice and detail love the video I’m replacing my neck bearing and mine as well replace all seals while everything is off
Thank you dude! Im glad to help! Thats a great time to do it while everything is off.
Hey Steve, i came across your channel a couple weeks ago and ive been watching your softail videos ever since, im planning to purchase a 2007 softail custom, i could use some of your tips to ensure a good purchase!! thanks for sharing your knowledge, truly appreciated and greetings from Nicaragua!
Great video. Definitely like the way you did the job without removing handlebars and showed how to support with uses of a vise. 🤘🏻
Thank you Steve! All about getting the job done with out spending a ton on tools! Thanks for checking it out! Be safe!
I have the Motion Pro fork socket for a sportster rebuild. It may be the best tool I have ever bought! I like the shortness of it and it gives me two options for removing the nuts. The Motion Pro seal driver is also the best. Keep up the great videos. 👍
Yes,.I have since ordered that one for the tool kit..dont want to got through that mess again.
Thanks Steve, your videos have been soooo valuable. You have inspired me to wrench on my bike. Keep up the great work dude.
Thank you for the kind words Jack! Im glad they are helping..let me know if you need anything. Be safe
Best videos on the interweb..thnx bro 🤘
Excellent video thanks. I like to drain the oil & remove the lower leg before removing the forks from the triple tree. The forks still in the triple tree holds them very securely while 'banging' the lower legs off. Forks are then removed from the triple tree to replace the seals on the workbench, as shown in your video.
Hey jim...yes sir if you dont have a fork vise that works great!
Great video and excellent instructions. love the comments at the end.
Thank you! Glad it has helped ...any questions please let me know. Be safe!
If I could only add one thing, make SURE you get the left lower on the left side as they are side specific, it will save you another hours work if you unknowingly put it on the wrong side! lol.
yes, do one fork at a time and you will be gold..you talk like you have had this happen? LOL..man the joys of wrenching...funny, I just put together a blackstone grill and had it all the way assembled and realized I put the legs/base on backwards so the tank mount was on the opposite side of the gas line....FUUUUU!! take it all apart and flip the base around and put together.
Thanx dude, great vid.
Thank you Phillip!
Great video, very instructional, thanks.
Youre very welcome bob..thank you for checking it out!
Love the channel Brother. Just subscribed. Like the technical ability and straight shooter way of explaining. Keep up the awesome work!
Thank you boomer! Much appreciated!!
. I've been wanting to do my lowers. This video makes me want to give it a try. Thanks for the video steve..
Hey J its not too bad just a little time consuming...not much to it.
Thanks for the great video!!! Told me exactly what I needed and even better I did not need gravol to watch it!!!!! Fast and right to the point. OK time to show some ambition and get at it!!!!
Thanks for checking it out Roy! Much appreciated!
You probably already know this and I apologize if the following is irrelevant to you. At 08:50 you show using vice grips to tighten the front screw on the wood clamp. Wood working clamp tip - they're designed to provide a significant amount of force. The key is to tighten both front and rear of the clamp near the same gap width until the front handle is tight as you can get it. THEN tighten the rear of the clamp handle as tight as you can get it, which will transfer force through the front handle which will also increase that transferred force exponentially to the clamp jaws. My thought is you appear to have significant forearm and hand strength, and can just use that alone to provide enough force to hold your fork.
Thank you...and yeah I try to do that the best that I can..those fork legs get slippery and when applying force to them sometimes i just put some stank on it with some pliers lol...just for good measure. I am definitely not a wood worker so thank for the heads up..ill try that next time and see how tight I can get it.
You guys are Great! Videos are so helpful! I had no idea the mod was so involved. What a pain in the ass just to get some chrome that I think should be standard from HD. anyhow I will go to your video to wrench on my cholo. Thank you.
Thank you Michael! A little involved and little more if you are upgrading springs but still not too bad. Thanks for checking it out!
Steve another great video you make it look so easy great job!!!!!
Thank you Jim! Pretty straight forward job.
This video was VERY helpful THX
Awesome video as usual brother!! It's the one I been waiting for. Wow alot more involved than I thought.. lol But glad I have your detailed expert guidance videos!! Thanks again!!!
Thank you rich! Yeah ill be honest fighting that dang nacelle, headlight and turn signal assembly was a real treat! So many things have to go back together in certain order...but take pics of your wire harness layout from the turn signals so you can get the wires back in place where they go.
@@sikbaggers Got it! Will do!!
Nice work Steve, I really enjoy watching your content…✌🏻
Thank you Ken! Much appreciated sir.
Steve great looking ride your doing that soft tail proud! But you might want to warn folks to wear a cup when your pumping those folk tubes looks like it could be painful if you slip! Keep up the great works
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!! Good advice..
haha yeah man..thats why i put that towel on there..they are slick and thats a lot of pressure.
I nearly skipped watching this series cause I have an Ultra. Gotta say glad I didn't! I appreciate these videos. Thanks
Hey greg! Thank for hanging in there with us on this..we do have some more bagger stuff coming but this one here is taking up most of my time so I appreciate the support!
Sure be nice if HD put these on as standard equipment. I noticed Indian has chrome lowers as stock on some of their touring models. Thanks for posting.
That would be cool! Yes..well anything HD can sell your as an after sell they are going to take advantage of...most guys will have HD do this as well....get charged for the chrome lowers and the labor from HD at 120 bucks an hour.
O brotha right up my alley , my roadking need chrome lower sliders like it needs gas!!
ah yeah...they really change the look fo the bike...did my StreetGlide from the same company and spot on chrome on the lower legs. Love them!
Man o man this is some great stuff
Thank you Jim!
Are you going to run an Advanblack rear cholo fender? I saw another video on @professional monkey's channel. In my opinion they should not use a cat eye light on a cholo fender. I did however like the turn signals they chose. I have a few ideas, if you are interested. Thanks for the videos. Can't wait to see the exhaust install video.
Yes Ill be fitting the Advanbalck fender to it, front and rear...Thats part of the build. Just received it the other day..however I have to convert this one into a bagger first for the advanblack channel then we will install the cholo parts. Let me know your thoughts though.
🤩😍👍 super !!!
Thank you Marco!
Nice video! Personally I wouldn't own a bike without the chrome lowers... Not sure why Harley doesn't make em standard..
more money for you to spend..lol I agree with you though..they should ad them..the brushed look is pretty cheap when you are spending thousands on a bike
Another great “ you make it look so easy “ video ! Great information on those forks and how they are put together. I see that toggle, is that for the passing lamps? Thank you Steve, great to see the Cholo getting that great look !
Thank you Dave...it was prety smooth until I ran into the fork seal driver issue...that cost me a day and half of time, but one of the mechanics up at Black Diamond loaned me one for a few hours so I could get the job done. Held up a day and half for a simple tool that takes 4 seconds to use....isn't that how it goes bro lol
Thanks,outstanding!
Thank you!
Lol was that a Crown Royal Whiskey bag you used to cover that caliper? If so that’s awesome 👍👍👍 Those Crown bags have a ton of uses. Love it.
hahan yes sir! I have a few in my shop and they are the perfect thing to hang up calipers...keeps them from banging your fender and has the drawstring to hang it..been using those on calipers for years!
Where did you find the headlight ring I've looked the world over trying to find that exact ring and can't find a fit anywhere, I have the 19 deluxe but I'm sure this model will work on my bike, any help would be greatly appreciated.
Same!
Ebay actually. I just picked a 7" headlight ring visor and passing lamp visor set and rolled the dice. Ill be honest with ya though...be super careful turning that screw...im quite sure its made with about 40% butter. Super soft so cranking it down to remove the gap at the bottom is tedious and you really need to make sure you have the correct size Philips screwdriver or you will strip it.
Thank you, I'll definitely take a look at Amazon.
I like that repurposed Crown Royal sack to put that caliper in.
Oh yeah we repurpose a lot of those LOL seriously though they do make a great caliper holder...soft and has the strings to tie it up out of the way. Love it.
Looking good brother💯👊🏽😎
Appreciate it bro!
Great work and videos thankyou
Thank you!
@@sikbaggers do you have any tutorials of splitting the engine to replace a flywheel ? On a twincam 96
Odd thing about the spacers. I have a 16 Softail. One side of the rear wheel has the lines to the outside, and the other side they are facing inward. I guess I should put them back as they were installed.
yeah just put em back they way they came off and youll be fine
Hey brotha dope build !!! I subscribed immediately as soon as I seen you were building a Cholo Softail because I am as well currently, A question I had was will u be installing a Kuryakyn Chrome Neck Frame cover and chrome frame down tube covers ?
Hey Jayden...yes I alraedy have them i the box ready to go on...I want to get the bars and cables done first then that will go on after and we will be doing a video install on it as well. So stay tuned for that
@@sikbaggers I would like to buy those as well for my bike it’s an 08 Softail Deluxe do you have the part numbers for them or links where u bought them ?
Great video man my Question is I'm in the process of doing mine! Replacing seals and bushings in the lower! So if it's dry are you saying the upper tube! If it's still wet do you need to add it as wet or dry! I have a 97 FLHR road king I did clean the walls of the slider! But not the upper! But great video brother!
Man Im sorry im just getting to this..im sure you have this already put back together by now but what im referring to on wet vs. dry is wet is you have already had fluids in there.. and dry is brand new, never had fluids in it...the good news is that with the shocks its not really a science on the amount of fluid...I mean it does not have to b e perfect but just close...so if you dry wiped the inside and only added the wet amount your going to be fine...its a minuscule amount of fluid.
@@sikbaggers No worries man! And yes I did get them put back together and they don't seem to be leaking, anymore! And I put a 11.2 oz in the tubes! It was my first time doing fork seals and bushings! And I at least have a manual now to help! You have a nice looking, scoot brother! Ride safe and Keep The Rubber Side Down!
Good video brother. Straight up good directions!! I'm going monotube on my 01 Electra Glide. Pain trying to get torque on damper. Had to compress to get it!! Doing left side soon, but how the hell do you get the copper washer out of the deep counter sunk Hole?? It's been in there a long time!! Lol.
Thank you paul! Glad it helped! Gonna have to pick that thing out lo...it sucks but it will come out
I recently bought some new replacement forks for my 2005 Heritage Classic. After market manufacturer states I need 8.5oz of oil, Harley service manual says 12.9oz or 4.72 in. (119.9 mm). I really don't want to have to disassemble the forks to use the measurement method and as far as I know, the after market forks are exactly the same as the original stock ones. Do you find it reliable to go with the volume method of adding oil and should I go with the recommended amount from Harley?
Great video
Thank you Jim!
Steve, thank you for this video. I am taking the front end apart off my 2007 softail Heritage and this was alot of help. Question....Would you happen to know where i can purchase the headlight/passing light ensemble in black. im tryin to black out my front end. thank you
thank you jose! And no im not sure right off hand..it might be easier tro disassemble it and have it powder coated..its pretty cheap to have it done
Hey Steve , great video. I have my chrome lowers and just ordered all the tools off your links. My question is my Softail is a 2009. Will the 41 mm still fit my forks? Thanks for any info . Keep up the good work! Shaun
Hey Shaun..thank you./and yes they are 41mm
Thanks Man!
Is it possible to extend forks on a Softail? I added 4 over tubes to my Dyna years ago, but I have never seen anything on extending forks on my Fat Boy. If anyone can point me in the right direction, I'd appreciate it.
What brand inch lb torque wrench do you use and where do the settings start ? Thanks for all your great videos.
The ones I used in this video are just simple click drive torque wrenches purchased from a local parts store...not even sure on the brand anymore the incher I believe is 20 to 200 ..but I have 2 others I use when me and another guy are tackling both sides of a bike at the same time..keeps from having to pass tools back and forth and they are from amazon amzn.to/3FnVl3e
Hi, excellent video! Just wondering how you applied the torque wrench to the fork filler cap thin socket with the handlebars in the way? I think it's difficult to get a straight shot at the socket with the bars there.
Crowfoot wrenches..they sure come in handy.
Hey Steve. I was doing my purchases from the parts list in the description. I clicked the link for the 41mm but for my 23 Road King Amazon is saying: Motion Pro (08-0488) 39mm Ringer Fork Seal Driver. I know that you know best and I was thinking Road/Street Glides and Kings were the same.
Should I still get 41mm or go with 39mm?
Hey chris... yeah amazon is definitely not a place to trust " fitment " 14 and newer are all 49mm on the touring models...proceed with the 49mm
Thank you 🙏🏾. I appreciate it.
Hi Steve , one more question. After I put the chrome lowers on my bike I also installed polished rotors. Do you have any recommendations on which brake pads would be less likely to scar the rotors? Thanks again Shaun
Hey Shaun...you really have 3 choices on brake pads..I did a video on this bike on the brakes that explains it better but there are sintered, which are harder and last longer but are harder on your rotor, then there is organic..softer and not to bad on rotors but dont last as long..and then semi sintered which is a combo of both ...but really once you hit that brake the first time it will scar that polsihed part of the rotor with any pad
There still not good ones out there for the 2021 Heritage been looking all over
I was installing new cans, Progressive shock upgrade, ape hangers etc, when I took my forks off that little Spring that you are supposed to reuse was not there??? 02 Herirage softail, is it supposed to be there??? What sucks is when I went to take the other side apart I could not get that top bolt off, I tried everything for 3 hours, So that being said I do not know if the other side had the small spring..... Very annoying but I am bring the other shock to work so ine of my guys can get it off for me.. Is my 02 heritage supposed to have those little springs???
its the dampener tube spring and yes it should have been there on the bottom and the dampener spring sits inside of it...both sides should have it.
What fork oil you using? I just did mine with 20wt and I can’t get them to firm up when priming.
I use Screaming Eagle Heavy which is 20wt
How much fluid did you replace for a lowered forks ,say a 2in drop
the drop kit you get will determine how much fluid is used.
What’s the best 21” wheel brand in your opinion??
there are so mnay wheels on the market these days...thats a tough one...DNA did me right on these so I cannot complain.
Is the process the same for a touring bike?
Yes..exactly the same ...if youw atch my FAT TIRE install video I actually break all of this down and even switch out the guts for a progressive 1 inch drop...its step by step also czcams.com/video/qTqp6nneq4Q/video.html
I hate to be THAT guy but why didn't you do this when you changed the front tire and wheel?
yeah Karl dont be that guy! LOL just razzin..great question! If I was doing this without shooting videos trust me I would have. Its a lot of steps to put everything back on and then take it back off again for another video...but it is two separate installs and I want clear instructions from start to finish of each install..so that's why I take the extra steps to do that.
@@sikbaggers very understandable. I will say your videos are some of the best tutorials on CZcams. Informative and fun to watch.
One question though. I want to chrome out the front end of my 2013 Heritage but I have no desire to mess with taking apart the forks and reassembling them. Is there a shop that I can send my complete forks to and they'll send them back chrome?
@@karlanderson1791 Well sir im not sure on that...never sen any that do that....but do you have a local independant bike shop around you? Somthing that isnt HD..Those should be able to do it pretty quick and wont break the bank. Ive really never seen any shops that youc an send your forks to and they do all the work and mail them back..im sorry.
@@sikbaggers yeah we're not too far away from some independent guys. Actually I've considered learning all that stuff so maybe I could stay busy after retirement tinkering with bikes and doing stuff people don't want to do for themselves. Most any of that stuff shouldn't be too hard after you've done it a few times. Thanks for the response and for all the great, very informative videos.
According to the clock on the wall this changeover didn’t take any time at all!😂
LOL...yeah i noticed that wasnt working while I was editing...I guess I never look at that clock
Nice paint job. To bad machanic is leaning on it, touch it unecessarely!
man if your paint scratches from your bare arm leaning on it, you need a better painter.
Lose the music !
NAH
Oh and youre welcome for the free instructional video.
Could we also take the stock fork slider and take it to get chrome plated instead of paying Harley $500 for new chrome fork sliders
well yes..thats what I did in this video..sort of...these arent harleys,...I did it through a company that does fork exchanges..they take oem sliders and chrome them...you just send yours in and they send you chrome ones. I wouldnt buy them from HD..
@@sikbaggers do you happen to have the company name?
@@dabrownconservative7843 Lower Fork Legs are from Impress-Chrome - ebay.to/3gdPvXA