Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 - Service manual > Front Fork Sub Assembly LH and RH

CAUTION The top cap nut is under pressure from the fork spring. Remove cap nut carefully and slowly while unscrewing from main tube.

• Loosen and remove cap nut (M14) (a) along with O-ring from upper end of front fork leg (b).

• Remove plate (a).

• Gently pull out the spacer tube (a).

• Gently invert fork assembly (a) into a clean tray to collect the fork oil coming out of main tube.

CAUTION Support the washer and main spring to prevent them from falling out when the oil has been drained.

• Remove washer (a).

• Remove main spring (a).

• Hold fork (a) inverted and pump main tube into fork end several times till oil in the fork end drains out completely.

• Insert special tool (a) into fork main tube (b) to lock and hold piston head inside.

• Remove Hex socket head screw (M6) (a) along with washer (b) from fork end.

• Remove the special tool from fork main tube.
• Gently lift dust cap out of fork end (a) and remove completely.

• Remove wire clip (a) from bottom tube.

• Hold bottom tube firmly and pull out main tube sharply, to release oil seal and aluminum spacer from bottom tube.
• Pull out main tube (a) completely from bottom tube (b).

• Remove the oil seal (a) from main tube (b) from top end.

• Remove spacer (a) from main tube (b) from top.

• Remove aluminum split bush (a) from main tube (b) bottom.

• Remove tapper oil lock (a) from piston bottom (b) inside fork end.

• Tilt main tube up-side down and remove piston assembly (a) along with damper spring from main tube (b) inner.

• Remove damper spring (a) from piston (b).

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