well i really did it this time

[waynerid1]

2010 tri glide pulled both forks off to replace seals went by instruction , can't get the tube out ,pulled bolt off on bottom which come completely loose but won't come out , tried heat on outside of tube, no luck , and yes took the ring out ,now I have the seal all goofed up and now the shaft won't act like a slide hammer it won't move , the other fork has a allen bolt on bottom that has to come out , problem with that one its striped now there's no way of getting it out so meaning no way to get the tube out , so far i'm down to maybe have to buy a complete set of forks . anyone know where i might find a set ,this really sucks , looking on line seems alot of people had this problem but tried all there methods nothing, not sure what to do now and i'm not made of money

[Lee H. Mann]

2010 tri glide pulled both forks off to replace seals went by instruction , can't get the tube out ,pulled bolt off on bottom which come completely loose but won't come out , tried heat on outside of tube, no luck , and yes took the ring out ,now I have the seal all goofed up and now the shaft won't act like a slide hammer it won't move , the other fork has a allen bolt on bottom that has to come out , problem with that one its striped now there's no way of getting it out so meaning no way to get the tube out , so far i'm down to maybe have to buy a complete set of forks . anyone know where i might find a set ,this really sucks , looking on line seems alot of people had this problem but tried all there methods nothing, not sure what to do now and i'm not made of money

Wayne, take them to a motorcycle shop for repair. Unless you replace them, they can be repaired by someone experienced a lot cheaper than they can be replaced for.

[PosseRider]

2010 tri glide pulled both forks off to replace seals went by instruction , can't get the tube out ,pulled bolt off on bottom which come completely loose but won't come out , tried heat on outside of tube, no luck , and yes took the ring out ,now I have the seal all goofed up and now the shaft won't act like a slide hammer it won't move , the other fork has a allen bolt on bottom that has to come out , problem with that one its striped now there's no way of getting it out so meaning no way to get the tube out , so far i'm down to maybe have to buy a complete set of forks . anyone know where i might find a set ,this really sucks , looking on line seems alot of people had this problem but tried all there methods nothing, not sure what to do now and i'm not made of money

If you can't fix them , I have a set of lowers & internals I just removed for chrome & Axxion . Off my 16 Tri

[Mykneesbehurtin]

On the one that is stripped im guessing you mean the allen head is stripped.I have had this happen before i drill the head off the bolt then once apart remove remaining bolt with vice grips.The other bolt will require a little work,on the end of the dampner tube there is an aluminum cup with threads in the end,sounds like it is spinning and wont allow the bolt to come out. Is it on the pinch bolt side or the shifter side of the bike? You may be able to take a small die grinder and cut the bolt off removing the head to allow the removal of the tube. Good luck with a little work you should be back in buisness,no need to buy new fork tubes.

[waynerid1]

If you can't fix them , I have a set of lowers & internals I just removed for chrome & Axxion . Off my 16 Tri

would they fit for sure

[waynerid1]

On the one that is stripped im guessing you mean the allen head is stripped.I have had this happen before i drill the head off the bolt then once apart remove remaining bolt with vice grips.The other bolt will require a little work,on the end of the dampner tube there is an aluminum cup with threads in the end,sounds like it is spinning and wont allow the bolt to come out. Is it on the pinch bolt side or the shifter side of the bike? You may be able to take a small die grinder and cut the bolt off removing the head to allow the removal of the tube. Good luck with a little work you should be back in buisness,no need to buy new fork tubes.

thank you for the info went out and did exactly as you said i drilled off the bolt head worked like a charm got the whole thing apart the other one i was able to shove a rod down inside of tube and it held while i was able screw the bolt the rest of the way out and i got that one apart also your a hero save my day thanks

[FuzzyWuzHe]

Good Deal ... gotta be a real money saver ... not to mention the learning experience.

[Mykneesbehurtin]

thank you for the info went out and did exactly as you said i drilled off the bolt head worked like a charm got the whole thing apart the other one i was able to shove a rod down inside of tube and it held while i was able screw the bolt the rest of the way out and i got that one apart also your a hero save my day thanks

Glad i could help.

[Burnerboy]

Glad i could help.

I have nothing but praise here, for you, that was nice of you, to help him out, with your suggestion on how to fix what could have been a major expense, and total unneeded BS

My hat off 2 you!

Ronnie