With All the Talk about front axle installation,,,, I was careful while cleaning the front bearing grease seals.
Recently installed these Totally Buff fork protectors, but. They created a bind in the pinch system.
The axle proved tight and had to be driven out with a wooden punch once All the bolts were loose. Normally, the axle pushes out with finger pressure from the screw side.
I found that the sleeve on the protectors are a little undersized, causing the pinch bolt to not release pinch pressure on the fork bottom. Added a little more clearance with a 5/16 drill.
I think the too small hole caused side pressure on the bolts. Now the pinch action is returned to stock and the axle slides in and out easily.
I thought you would want to know. Bagstr