great...now I did it. I finally finished putting together one fork and set about installing the comp adjuster on the other. Just as I'm threading the shim stack into the adjuster I heard a muted crack. You guessed it. The screw snapped DAMMIT DAMMIT DAMMIT!!! I was using a friggin torque wrench for Gods' sake. So I call Hall's to get a replacement. (Now it gets even better) $110 and I won't see it for a MONTH If anyone has a spare by some otherworldly stroke of luck, please let me know.
Does it have to be their screw? I think I read on the forum that this happened to someone else. I think this could be dangerous.
I am sure you could replace it with a metric bolt from a local nut and bolt shop. If not available local, measure it and order it some where or even get a machinist to make one for you. I hate to see anyone stuck for a measly bolt. Hell, get me the measurements and I may have one on hand that I could send you!
Thanks for the offer, but it's a banjo bolt of sorts. It threads through the shim stack into the adjusting valve so it serves as a fluid channel for the valve. I got in touch with David at Fastbikes Inc, and he has the parts I need. Now it's just a matter of deciding whether I want to ship the forks out to him and get them revalved, or just attain the parts to fix it for now.
