I find it difficult to find the correct way of fitting the girder fork (m20-1942( onto the frame.... in some way the spring seems to work againt us and race-balls keep dropping out of their place..... does any one could help me out showing the correct steps to follow. I meaniit should be a one-mens job but we have not been very succesfull as 2 in finding the correct way....pictures will help......

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Hi Arnold.
The fork spring action is separate to the steering head bearing setup so I don't think the spring action would affect things.
But it is unweildy, flopping around as you try to feed the fork steering head through all those ball bearings.
What I did last time was to strip the forks down, fitting the steering head & then attaching the spring, links & main girder. Put a layer of grease around the balls to retain them in their races.

I'd never attempt to fit girders without fitting the steering stem in place first. Then start with the lower links, then get the top of the spring in place and finally the top links. Ron

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Definitely the way to go. A lot easier.

ok, I understand.
thank you for helping.

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Hi all,

Just at the same stage: fitting girders to my empty frame. I've got them on, but the spring is touching the bottom of the steering head and the top crossmember of the girder. Is this because the forks aren't under load or have I screwed up somehow? 😳

That usually happens till the weight of the bike levels things out. I put pieces of cardboard behind the spring to protect the paint which will fall out once under load. Ron

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Thanks Ron; that's reassuring. Another lesson learned...

My regards,

Craig