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fork trouble
Postby brutusobrien84 » Mon Oct 21, 2013 9:32 pm
so im wondering has anyone else had this problem? or is it something that i shouldnt be that worried about. thanks !
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Re: fork trouble
Postby Duck! » Mon Oct 21, 2013 9:58 pm
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Re: fork trouble
Postby FuzzyDropbear » Tue Oct 22, 2013 11:25 am
Sounds to me like there's no, or little grease in the bottoms, causing the seal to stick a bit. That's what happens to my coil forks after a while anyway. The grease is gradually used up as the forks are compressed and rebound again (think the lube you wipe off the stanchions), so it needs a top up every so many hours (the service manual for your forks should give you this info).
Not a huge job as long as you have a few basic tools and some grease.
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Re: fork trouble
Postby Duck! » Tue Oct 22, 2013 1:47 pm
While you're pulling it all apart it's worth giving the rebound/lockout side a service too, replacing the internal seals & oil.
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Re: fork trouble
Postby brutusobrien84 » Tue Oct 22, 2013 2:19 pm
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Re: fork trouble
Postby brutusobrien84 » Tue Oct 22, 2013 9:24 pm
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Re: fork trouble
Postby Mulger bill » Tue Oct 22, 2013 9:50 pm
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Re: fork trouble
Postby Duck! » Tue Oct 22, 2013 10:14 pm
If you're only servicing the spring side you won't need oil, but you definitely will if you dig into the rebound/lockout side. You'll need two "weights" (densities) of oil, 15wt (heavier & stickier) for lubricating the o-rings, and 5wt (lighter & better-flowing) for the oil bath that does the rebound damping & compression locking.
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Re: fork trouble
Postby brutusobrien84 » Tue Nov 05, 2013 8:52 pm
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Re: fork trouble
Postby Duck! » Tue Nov 05, 2013 9:04 pm
Could be worth a look.
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Re: fork trouble
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