Fork Noise

jt_intheuk

Just wondering if it is normal for my fork to sound like a snorting hissing dog when compressing and releasing them while riding? They are the standard Rockshox Tora XC 100 that came with my 2010 Genesis Core 20.

Chunkers1980

Has it changed? If not, they are fine it's oil moving around.

jt_intheuk

No, always been like that.

cooldad

Oil moving, if they've always been like that and work...

mintedox

I wanted to ask this as mine do it, my friends fox floats don't though.

Greer_

mintedox wrote:

I wanted to ask this as mine do it, my friends fox floats don't though.

If the rebound isn't dialled in, they can make no noise, but the squelching sort of noise is the rebound working in most cases.

jt_intheuk

Can anyone tell me where to find a service / maintenance manual for these forks? I recall searching a while back but did not find any for this specific fork?

Greer_

jt_intheuk wrote:

Can anyone tell me where to find a service / maintenance manual for these forks? I recall searching a while back but did not find any for this specific fork?

Theyll be on the sram website, rockshox section, in the service centre. Have a look in the stickies up above for a link.

YeehaaMcgee

mintedox wrote:

I wanted to ask this as mine do it, my friends fox floats don't though.

Different damping systems make different noises. Fox Float forks are fairly quiet, but do make a squelchy sound.
The best sound ever was the older Marzocchi open bath dampers - just hearing that noise will bring a melancholic tear to the eye of any old mountain biker

If the noise has got much louder, then yes, check it out, but otherwise, it's fine.

jt_intheuk

Managed to find some info for the Tora XC off the SRAM web site. Will attempt a fork service some time in the future. They look pretty informative.
Any other useful tips from the more experienced forumites?