Ducati Sporting Club UK > Model Specific - Discussion, Technical Problems and Help > 999 / 749 > Fitting JHP fork protectors - help!

[Twinfan]

OK, I've got those push-in fork protectors from JHP for my 749S. I've greased them up, hammered them, and they won't go fully home

Have I got to undo the pinch bolts holding the front axle? If so, what torque do I re-tighten them too?

Cheers!

[yeti]

Shouldn't need to touch the pinch bolts as it's the axle you are driving them into. Sounds to me like they are to big. I wouldn;t go ramming them home otherwise you will struggle to get em out again. If you can get hold of a vernier and measure the inside diametre of the axle and the outside of the protectors, the latter should be slightly smaller than the former. If not, send them up to me and I'll machine em for you.

[Harv748]

Mine were tight on my 916...they do need wacking home!

[butch890]

I have them on all of my bikes and on the baby r they sit about 3mm proud.
dont forget to drill out the adjustment hole from the bottom of the forks once fitted.
Butch

[andyb]

STOP! you do need to undo the pinch bolts!

[khu996]

Mine were the same mate.

Neither side fitted flush, only a few mm left though, butI was too scared of hammering any harder!

[pedro]

every holes a goal ram it in.

[Twinfan]

Hmmm. Conflicting advice then! I'll give them another whack tomorrow and see how I get on...

[andyb]

I bought some on Sat at jhp.and He said undo the pinch bolts!

[Harv748]

I don't see the logic in that though Andy...the pinch bolts do just that, pinch the fork bottom to the spindle...certainly shouldn't be deforming the spindle in any way.

And the protectors should be a tight fit, what use would they be if they were loose and were called into service with the bike sliding down the road/track...?