AMP rear suspension

tenbar
tenbar Posts: 94
edited August 2012 in MTB workshop & tech
Hi

I bought an old used full suspension bike on ebay a while ago which has an AMP rear suspension system. I have an issue with clunking (metal on metal) noises when riding over rough ground, coming from the spring assembly. Can anyone tell me how to get over this or the best way to set the spring tension up to stop it happening. Can the suspension be locked out to convert to hard tail?

cheers
tenbar

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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    Horst Link?
    Some details might help, and pics.
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  • tenbar
    tenbar Posts: 94
    I'll post a pic in the morning.
  • benpinnick
    benpinnick Posts: 4,148
    Sounds like your spring is bottoming out - You'll probably need to try and source a new one. Is it a B5?
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  • nicklouse
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  • tenbar
    tenbar Posts: 94
    how do you add pictures stored on a pc to a post?
  • tenbar
    tenbar Posts: 94
    http://s1271.photobucket.com/albums/jj639/tenbar2/
    hope this works
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    tenbar wrote:
    how do you add pictures stored on a pc to a post?
    try reading the FAQs.
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  • tenbar
    tenbar Posts: 94
    does anyone know where I can get a new spring for the AMP rear suspension?
  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
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    Like that.
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  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    looking at that pic it looks like that is not the original spring. and it looks too short.

    I would be on the phone to TF. Mojo. Loco or any other sus tuning guys to see who may have something to suit.

    Also ask on Retrobike.
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  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    nicklouse wrote:
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    Well bugger me, I never did know what full suss bike Mint was meant to be riding then.
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  • ilovedirt
    ilovedirt Posts: 5,798
    Aye, like nicklouse said, the spring looks too short. Sounds like it's getting coil bound (spring is reaching full compression before the actual shock does). Find out the stroke length etc and find a spring of the correct length and weight for you.
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  • tenbar
    tenbar Posts: 94
    sorry to sound stupid, but how do you find out the stroke length for the suspension and where can you get replacement springs from?
  • YeehaaMcgee
    YeehaaMcgee Posts: 5,740
    Take the spring off, and measure how much the damper can move - that's the stroke length.
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  • tenbar
    tenbar Posts: 94
    thanks, and where can you get replacement springs?
  • nicklouse
    nicklouse Posts: 50,675
    as said try calling TFtuned. mojo.loco or any of the other companies.
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  • cooldad
    cooldad Posts: 32,599
    tenbar wrote:
    thanks, and where can you get replacement springs?
    nicklouse wrote:
    looking at that pic it looks like that is not the original spring. and it looks too short.

    I would be on the phone to TF. Mojo. Loco or any other sus tuning guys to see who may have something to suit.

    Also ask on Retrobike.
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  • tenbar
    tenbar Posts: 94
    cheers

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