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Bibio · 11-03-15, 01:38 PM

no you should not be able to see the top cap oring when the cap is tightened down. if you can then it suggests to me that it has come loose (very very doubtful) or more likely someone had crossed threaded the cap (bye bye cap if that has happened) or it was not done up properly after a last service.

if your taking the forks off then loosen the top yoke pinch bolts first then loosen (just loosen dont take off) the top caps while still in the bike

on SV1000 there is no spring pressure as its the cartridge that holds the spring. if you are replacing seals you need to remove the spring to be able to bleed the cartridge.

11-03-15, 01:38 PM	#3
Bibio Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: here as devil's advocate Posts: 11,569	Re: Sv1000 K3-N more forking questions no you should not be able to see the top cap oring when the cap is tightened down. if you can then it suggests to me that it has come loose (very very doubtful) or more likely someone had crossed threaded the cap (bye bye cap if that has happened) or it was not done up properly after a last service. if your taking the forks off then loosen the top yoke pinch bolts first then loosen (just loosen dont take off) the top caps while still in the bike on SV1000 there is no spring pressure as its the cartridge that holds the spring. if you are replacing seals you need to remove the spring to be able to bleed the cartridge. Last edited by Bibio; 11-03-15 at 01:41 PM.