hi all can anyone tell me when i unscrew the for caps on my gas gas 210 model dose the cap come off or is it connected to the spring? if it is can i just pull it out? am new to moden bikes so ive never done forks on these before. ive done twinshock forks.

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hi mate is it just the spring thats conneced? or do i have to undo the bolt at the bottom? i only want to slide the tube out so i can put some fork sleeves on.

Do you have to take the caps off to slide the forks down? Aren't the caps the same diameter as the fork tubes? I think you should be able to slide the forks out as a complete unit.

am not sure that would be great if they are. an only used to my twinshock forks on my bultaco the caps just come off

If you want to remove the whole spring and cartridge then you also have to remove the large allen bolt at the bottom. Of course all the oil will fall out if you do that. If you just want to re-fill the oil then you just remove the cap and slide the lower part of the fork up.

Be sure to loosen the top fork clamp screws before trying to undo the caps.

But yes, you can just loosen all the clamp screws and slide the forks down without removing the caps. It is easier to do one at a time by removing the wheel and mudguard.

Chris.

cheers guys just what i was hoping you would say