While I've mucked around on chains and derailleurs and tires etc., I've never tackled forks. I poked around online and found some stuff about how to replace the forks, but nothing on how to fix them. Do I need any special tools - e.g., something to get off the caps at the top of the stanchions. I was hoping for a quick fix to loosen them up somehow without taking the whole thing apart, but I might be out of luck.
Maybe trying to get some oil around the inner stanchions to seep down into the works, and then a few hard hits with a rubber mallet?
I figure I might just keep riding it as-is if it's too difficult. A pic is attached.