Fork cap removal sans muntage?

[CookMySock]

Ok I'm trying to get one of the fork caps off the GT250R but they are a lovely polished soft alloy 17mm hex nut, and they are real tight. Any hints before I get brutal ?

thanks,
Steve

[The Stranger:Me]

Ok I'm trying to get one of the fork caps off the GT250R but they are a lovely polished soft alloy 17mm hex nut, and they are real tight. Any hints before I get brutal ?

thanks,
Steve

Yes - leave it to someone who knows what they are doing.

[Sully60]

Ok I'm trying to get one of the fork caps off the GT250R but they are a lovely polished soft alloy 17mm hex nut, and they are real tight. Any hints before I get brutal ?

thanks,
Steve

Get hold a of a six sided socket.

[Madness]

I Gooogled it. Here's the result.

[The Stranger:Me]

Get hold a of a six sided socket.

Of course, you could do the decent thing and tell him the right way to do it.

[Robert Taylor]

Ok I'm trying to get one of the fork caps off the GT250R but they are a lovely polished soft alloy 17mm hex nut, and they are real tight. Any hints before I get brutal ?

thanks,
Steve

If they are still assembled in the bike first loosen the top triple clamp pinch bolts. These tend to squeeze the tubes harder onto the top cap threads.

[CookMySock]

thanks fellas.

[TLDV8]

I find a single turn of alloy foil tape works perfectly,especially on anodized caps.
I have had the fork caps off the DR four times to date with not a mark.