I ordered a set of comp adjusters for the 630 forks to help dial in the suspenders. Motosportz came through and I got the adjusters in the mail today. Well, of course I had to install them today....kind of. Unfortunately, it's not as easy as just unscrewing the plug, swapping the shim stack and screwing them back in. I missed a vital piece of assembly info (or rather a vital tool). When installing these, you need to be able to hold the internals within the stanchion somehow so the adjuster can be threaded fully and torqued properly without the internals spinning freely. Needless to say, I don't have the tool required, nor do I have any idea how to Micky Mouse my way through this. Apparently I need some sort of tong like tool to reach about 8 inches down into the stanchion If any of you guys have any ideas, or have done this yourselves, do tell how the hell you managed to assemble everything.
I've lost track of the number of funky tools I've made out of necessity over the years. Mill/Lathe/Welder will get you a long way, though...
Well, I got creative with a length of PVC pipe, a hacksaw and a table sander. The tool is made, now onto reassembly. I'll post a picture when I get done, but I have to get more fork oil before I can call this baby ugly.
You can keep the internals from spinning by pulling the inner rod to full extension and gently hold it against the fork tube. I have also had success using an impact gun with no special tool. The funny thing is I have a cartridge holding tool and never use it, and yes I have done a lot of sets of forks, maybe I am just used to doing it that way. Good luck.
If it's anything like my 08 Marzoochi 50mm forks, and if your referring to the base valve at the bottom of the leg, I used a impact wrench. And I went into mine a lot. With out an impact wrench the inner tube just spins like you said. If that doesn't work, I reassemble the fork and compress it a little to prevent the inner tube from spinning while using the impact.
