AfterShock

I just pulled my forks apart to check the stock bushings, which are shot, and I got all of it put back together with no trouble except for the dust covers.

Is there some kind of trick to getting them back on? I lubed them up with WD40 but they still won't stretch enough to get back on the upper fork tube....

gixxerguy6

PUSH

THEY SHOULD POP RIGHT OVER

i mean it's easy but it just don't slide right on, cuz if it did they'd fall right off.

is it cold there or not?

try heating them up a little with maybe a heat gun or hair dryer.

AfterShock

it's not that cold out, maybe 65 degrees. They are just very stiff and dont have any give to them. I may have to try the hair dryer on them to see if I can get them to soften up. It's a 2000 xr, owned by a kid before me, so I doubt they have EVER been removed before.

turboglenn

i sit on the bike put a hand around the rubber part and pull like hell, mine pop off on the occasional NASA style airtime landings

-MXD-

i just did springs last week. it just slides right on. you may need to use a flat head to get it started, then just work the rest of the seal on.

Lance__

hahaha

fiddyz_RULE

ok i thought dust covers and bushings were the same so i guess i'm just stupid. so the bushings are insite the forks?

turboglenn

yes, the bushings are inside the forks, under the dust covers there's a "C" clip that hold the bushing up in the fork upper tube

xr50s4life

use heat and soap...