Rockshox Revelation Fork Problems!

dduffs
dduffs Posts: 107
edited October 2011 in MTB workshop & tech
Hi - I have just puchased a 2010 Cube AMS 125 Pro secondhand. I am unable to lockout the forks and wondered if anybody has any ideas what is wrong? They seem to have a little less suspension in them when locked out but not much less than when unlocked.
Any help would be appreciated. Also does anybody know if I would have any come back with Rockshox as they are under 2 yrs old but I am not the original purchaser of the bike.

Cheers
Riding: Orange Stage 4

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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,673
    that sounds normal.

    they dont fully lock out.
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  • dduffs
    dduffs Posts: 107
    Thanks for the reply, I found a thread on mbr earlier where a number of people had similar issues with no particular outcome. Strange that they dont lock out as they have the padlock sign on the fork dial and it also has a poploc, therefore I assumed that it would lock out.

    cheers
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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Have you adjusted the Floodgate?
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  • matt@theforce
    matt@theforce Posts: 647
    Mine don't lock out fully but there is a noticable difference, thats how it was setup by my LBS
  • Dirtydog11
    Dirtydog11 Posts: 1,621
    dduffs wrote:
    ................................and it also has a poploc,

    cheers

    If its a bar mounted Poploc check the cable tension, make sure there's no slack in it or it wont fully actuate.

    And what Super said.
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  • 1mancity2
    1mancity2 Posts: 2,355
    I have Rev Race from new and when you lock out with the floodgate closed they still move a little, this is normal.

    The floodgate is a silver colour knob with a padlock on turn that so its fully closed, if in the open position they will move quite a bit.
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  • dduffs
    dduffs Posts: 107
    Thanks for the replies, I think they still move more than they should, there is not much difference in the movement between being locked and unlocked. Also there is a hissing kinda noise when ]you depress the forks which I have not come acrosas on any other forks I've had.
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  • 1mancity2
    1mancity2 Posts: 2,355
    A hiss or a squelch? mine did this and they were low on oil.
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  • dduffs
    dduffs Posts: 107
    LOL.....I'm not sure, let me go and do it again! Thanks
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Noise is the oil moving, it's normal.
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  • dduffs
    dduffs Posts: 107
    Cheers, I think I've finally got to the bottom of it, had a mate look at it and it looks as though the poploc cable needs adjusting as when we pull the cable tought manually the forks lock out. Thanks for all your help.
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  • dduffs
    dduffs Posts: 107
    Yup! The adjutment on the Poploc has done the trick!! Happy Days....
    Cheers DirtyDog11
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