How long does it take to change a tripple tree approximately? Is it a 2 person job? It doesn't seem to be to hard but has anyone done this themselves is it hard? also what is the proper way to grease the stem and bearings? what type of grease is the best to use? I was told by one person to use grease meant for a trailor because it is waterproof. wear can i buy the grease from? thank you for your help

Had the whole front end off my 1980. The 1st difficult part was getting the fork tubes out of the upper triple tree pinches - on that year they are shaped and there is an easy technique which i needed to learn. The 2nd difficult part was the headlite bucket with it's wireing; in the end i disconnected very little, just hung it carefully out of the way. The 3rd difficult part was getting things back together in the right sequence. Twice i had to dismantle a bunch of stuff [darn! darn! darn! he said.] to re-install something.

It would go something like this:

1. remove front fender, brake calipers, wheel
2. cover tank with heavy blanket then remove handlebars and set on blanket on tank
3. remove headlite bucket.
4. loosen pinch bolts and slide out the fork tubes

I installed a mid glide not long ago on my sporty. It's not hard to do, 2 maybe 3 hours and it's only a one person job. When I did mine I bought new timkin bearings and dust seals, installed the triple trees and rode down to the Chevron station and had the neck filled with grease.

Filling the neck with grease, in my experience, has a messy side effect: during the warm weather the grease is ooooooooozing out. Better i think to put in a small but sufficient amount while you have it opened up. You only need a very small amount.

thank you for your help. i was going to do it today but it was snowing and everything is soaked and my shed is not really big enough to do something like this. hopefully next week i may take on the challenge if it is nicer out.

easy job, make sure though that you route the cables back the same way.... make a note of how the throttle cables, clutch cable etc are routed before you take it apart.

good luck.

is there any special kind of grease i need to use? regular axle grease? someone told me about a grease meant for trailors that is waterproof that may work better.

I use hi-temp wheel bearing grease for everything that needs grease. Then i need to stock only one in my small home shop. I used to use white lithium grease for non-hi-heat applications.

I use hi-temp wheel bearing grease for everything that needs grease. Then i need to stock only one in my small home shop. I used to use white lithium grease for non-hi-heat applications.

thanks ironmick. that was the last thing i was curious about with doing this job. i didn't want to use the wrong stuff and have to go back and redo it later. appreciate the help. and thanks to everyone else for their advice also.

Put em on already. Geez :D I had to sit and look at em for 2 weeks knowing they wouldn't fit. :(

DO IT !!!!!!!