Fox Fork Service FAIL
Danny-T
Posts: 129
Ooops
Decided to dive in and have a go at servicing my Fox Float RL 32 forks, stripped, cleaned, seals and sponges replaced. I was surprised at how easy it all was and how well it was going. All I had left to do was screw on the damper shaft bottom nut and add some oil and I was done.
Unfortunately the bolt's sheared off! The crush washer hadn't even crushed yet so word of warning to anyone else attempting this - it's delicate!
Going to call Mojo in the morning but anyone know how contained a part I can replace or am I looking to replace the entire damper assembly (which sounds expensive
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Decided to dive in and have a go at servicing my Fox Float RL 32 forks, stripped, cleaned, seals and sponges replaced. I was surprised at how easy it all was and how well it was going. All I had left to do was screw on the damper shaft bottom nut and add some oil and I was done.
Unfortunately the bolt's sheared off! The crush washer hadn't even crushed yet so word of warning to anyone else attempting this - it's delicate!
Going to call Mojo in the morning but anyone know how contained a part I can replace or am I looking to replace the entire damper assembly (which sounds expensive
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called Mojo and they're sending me out a new base valve £29 + p&p so nothing too disastrous. Of course it is £30 could have been better spent on more fun things and another couple of days off the bike so will definitely be more careful in the future!0
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Danny-T wrote:Ooops
Unfortunately the bolt's sheared off! The crush washer hadn't even crushed yet so word of warning to anyone else attempting this - it's delicate!
that doesn't look likea reglar bolt to me - is it a hollow bolt? And looks like some alloy part of the damper has sheared off.
how hard were you doing it up?
anyways, £ 30 is not the end of the world, cheaper than replacement forks.0 -
it's a hollow alloy bolt.
Wasn't applying much pressure at all, after it sheared I simply unscrewed the nut by hand. I suspect it was more sideways pressure (from not concentrating enough doing it up) than over-tightening. I hadn't got anywhere near as tight as the other leg which was fine.0
