Andreani Fork Cartridge install?

[mdabyo]

Anyone installed these themselves? I am pretty mechanically inclined and am more than happy to break a motor but have never done suspension before, but am eager to learn if anyone has an install video or better instructions that would be awesome!

-Jason

 

[Andy]

Check out the Grom(?) video on Hard Racings YouTube page.

Not sure if these are clear as well ...

 

[GOJO]

As far as im aware the fork bottom needs removing grub screw and then its loctited on (which apparantly was a bit of a bast@rd) and then there is a spacer to remove from the fork bottom, shim stack from the stock fork is laughable , only thing i wish i had of done was had the stancions nitride coated while in bits , guess i'll just wait till there due a service and arrange it then.

 

[RDAlphaRider]

I talked to a suspension guy about this today and he said it's a major PITA. The instructions provided with the cartridges don't give enough detail on what needs to be done. Fairly generic.

 

[mdabyo]

thats pretty much what i was epecting.. ug. I have a spare slighly bent fork i am going to toy with, if i think its going to be too much of a pain i will have to take them in to get installed. ug..

 

[mdabyo]

I will likely make a go at it anyway and will do my best to document with pictures

 

[RDAlphaRider]

I will likely make a go at it anyway and will do my best to document with pictures

Any luck with this?

 

[mdabyo]

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So i just took my forks apart tonight. Another post was incorrect and the bottom of the fork is NOT reverse threaded. I fought with that for a while before i realized this was incorrect.

I followed this video, even though its not in English is pretty close to the RC390.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pae_825u2bk&app=desktop​

 

[RDAlphaRider]

That's....interesting. Considering I've seen it mentioned in a few different places that they are reverse threaded at the bottom.

I ran into the same issue, stuck getting those bottoms off. They are at a shop now. Hoping to hear back in a day or so.