Triumph Rocket III Service Manual page 326

Front Suspension
13. Refit the top cap to the damper rod.
14. Hold the top cap while tightening the damper rod
locknut to 16 Nm.
While recompressing the fork spring and while the
spring holder is in place always wear protective
equipment for the face and eyes and never stand
directly above or look directly down onto the fork. If
the spring compressor or holder should dislodge or
detach, the resulting release of spring tension could
cause parts to fly off resulting in injury to the user.
15. Recompress the spring to remove the spring
holder.
16. Lubricate the a-ring on the top cap with a smear
of fork oil then screw the top cap fUlly into the
inner tube.
17. Tighten the top cap to 30 Nm.
Note:
While recompressing the fork spring and while the
spring holder is in place always wear protective
equipment for the face and eyes and never stand
directly above or look directly down onto the fork. If
the spring compressor or hoider should dislodge or
detach, the resulting release of spring tension could
cause parts to fly off resulting in injury to the user.
11. Refit tool T3880067 as previously described,
compress the fork spring and refit the spring
holder.
1. Tool T3880067
2. Spring holder
12. Refit the damping rod locknut leaving 15.5mm of
thread and rod exposed above the nut.
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It is much easier to tighten the top cap
when the fork is securely clamped in the
bottom yoke.
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14.8
~15.5mm
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Service Manual - Rocket III