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When I called him to find out what the problem was after 2 months, he told me not to call him again and he'd get to it when he got to it. 2 more months passed and I got a job 1/2 done (only one fork leg done) with wrong springs and wrong fork oil. Totally unacceptable.<br>
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As far as my waiting to check his invoice for 30 days, at the time I was deep into wife's medical issues and rather pre-occupied. <br>
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<div>Let’s be fair to Tom. He is a reseller. All resellers mark up items to make a living, and keep the lights on. It’s a fact of life.
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<div>If you didn’t double-check your invoice for 31 days, that’s not on him. He’s FAR from the only one with a 30 day return policy.
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<div> You’re welcome Eric. There is no need to rush the suspension work into place. The fairing is not an impediment to the fork work. The job is no more or less difficult with the fairing in place. Yes, the forks will need to be removed from the triple-tree in their entirety. They are then completely dismantled, cleaned and refurbished with new seals, washers etc. Tom Cutter provides at a fair price a complete rebuild kit for the fork assembly. His kit, along with fresh oil and the RaceTech goodies makes for a very nice end result. Done properly, there will be no need to revisit the front end of the bike for many years to come.
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