Can anyone help?...

I've bought a Forge w/g act. (as per the title of this thread). I want to change the spring but I'll be buggered if I can unscrew the hard metal spring retaining cap! Is there a special knack or something? (assuming, of course, that it's not cross-threaded)...

Cheers

 

I thought the forge adjustable actuators had allen bolts to hold the top on. Look again, and get pics up.

 

Yeah, to hold the shiny metal outer canister 'lid' on. But I don't mean that...

...I'm talking about the internals...

...The w/g canister end of the rod is threaded and screws into a cap's underside (this cap retains the wider end of the spring).

You, seemingly, have to grip the circular cap whilst holding the other (w/g flapper end) of the rod, and then turn anti-clockwise. Thing is, I can't get enough purchase (using a couple of pairs of mole-grips) -- the cap just slips round.

I think I'll have to get it in a vice or something....

 

You must have wimpy hands,man up

 

Seriously Ryan - it's ludicrously stiff!

I reckon sticking it in a vice will hold it fast and should then be able to it unscrew okay....

 

Just make sure you put some protection in the vice first as not to completely ruin the polished stainless finish John.

 

lol yeah. This one is painted (or powdercoated) black! So even worse on that front

Not bothered about that though..... What you'll never see............................................... ...................



Replacement spring retaining caps are only about £8 delivered from Forge....

 

That's a bonus then,just get it in the vice then mate and screw away

 

But I will put a tea towel or similar around it anyway, obviously lol

 

All fitted. API sorted it for me (was having a clutch fitted there, anyway). Indeed, their vice came to the rescue....