Servicing My Toras - everything going great and then .......

hairy_boy
hairy_boy Posts: 345
edited May 2009 in MTB workshop & tech
Hello,

I have today serviced my Rockshox Tora SL (2009) forks. They were squeaking badly which was the reason for opening them up.

Everything went fine - removed the lowers, removed all the lockout/rebound dampening stack, cleaned and then re-assembled adding oil, removed the coil (the shrinkwrap had slipped down which I think was causing the noise as advised by nicklouse). Reassembled everything and injected oil into the lower before tightening up.

Everything fine and dandy and then I have managed to shear off the bottom bolt when tightening up the right leg after finishing the whole thing :shock: . The bolt which has sheared is the one with the hole through it which the rebound adjusting allen key pushes through/onto.

I was using my new Sealey torque wrench set to 6.8 NtM but still managed to bugger it up :evil:

Anyway, managed to remove the remains of the bolt from the innner damping rebound leg (thank god) but now need to get hold of a fresh bolt. Can anyone suggest where to pick one up cheap ?

Thanks in advance.

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    top tip on low settings pretest the wrench before actuall use at that setting as some times the click is so fait people miss it.

    New bolt via Silverfish.

    Or ask your LBS they may have one.on an old fork.
    "Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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  • hairy_boy
    hairy_boy Posts: 345
    Thanks,

    My LBS weren;t much help, to be fair if they haven;t got one then they haven;t got one !

    Silverfish said to contact Fisher outdoors who distribute Rockshox - waiting to hear back from them.

    Any other options ? anyone on here got one we can come to an arrangement on ?
  • Schobiedoo
    Schobiedoo Posts: 121
    Have you tried the guys at www.tftunedshox.com they seem to have a load of service kits/parts for Rockshox on their website, including a Tora service kit (although this doesn't have the part you're after).
    Neil Pryde Bura SL
    Cannondale CAAD8
  • hairy_boy
    hairy_boy Posts: 345
    Schobiedoo

    Thanks, I will give them a call in the morning
  • hairy_boy
    hairy_boy Posts: 345
    All sorted !

    TF Tuned were very helpful and are sending out a spare one they've got for £3 (to cover postage) :D .

    On my way out of Leeds today I popped in to Edinburgh Bicycle Co-operative and they had a spare which they gave me buckshee :D

    Fitted it into my fork leg and everything is fine and dandy now.

    Big thanks to both TF Tuned and EBC for helping me out of my self induced catastrophe :lol:

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