Just came in from changing the fluid on my forks for the first time! A learning experience for sure but also looks like i have some troubles :(
I did take them down as far as removing the cartridge on the bottom, had to use an air gun, I bought some pvc pipe but I couldn't figure out how it is supposed to fit past the long plastic ridged part and still fit in the groove , theres only like an 1/8" space because there is a ring around grooved nut? Make any sense at all? I took some pictures but haven't got a new host site yet. I used the gun and it worked out OK anyhow but I still want to make that tool for the next time:)
When I was putting the first one back together there was an alum. spacer on top under the spring seat I didn't notice before? Hmm, the other one doesn't have one? There is a 50mm difference between them. The one w/the spacer is shorter. Is that much of a difference going to be dangerous? I don't do any big jumps or anything but I can't afford to be buying new springs right now, been riding like that since I got it.
Also when pumping the outer tube to drain one of the forks about 3-4" from the bottom it is sticking, not wanting to travel all the way down , I can smack it and it will go past this spot. I couldn't see a ridge or flat spot anywhere on the tube, could it be so slight that it's not visible? Or could it be the bushings inside? I didn't pull the tubes apart to check them. Thanks and sorry for the long post:uh:
I did take them down as far as removing the cartridge on the bottom, had to use an air gun, I bought some pvc pipe but I couldn't figure out how it is supposed to fit past the long plastic ridged part and still fit in the groove , theres only like an 1/8" space because there is a ring around grooved nut? Make any sense at all? I took some pictures but haven't got a new host site yet. I used the gun and it worked out OK anyhow but I still want to make that tool for the next time:)
When I was putting the first one back together there was an alum. spacer on top under the spring seat I didn't notice before? Hmm, the other one doesn't have one? There is a 50mm difference between them. The one w/the spacer is shorter. Is that much of a difference going to be dangerous? I don't do any big jumps or anything but I can't afford to be buying new springs right now, been riding like that since I got it.
Also when pumping the outer tube to drain one of the forks about 3-4" from the bottom it is sticking, not wanting to travel all the way down , I can smack it and it will go past this spot. I couldn't see a ridge or flat spot anywhere on the tube, could it be so slight that it's not visible? Or could it be the bushings inside? I didn't pull the tubes apart to check them. Thanks and sorry for the long post:uh: