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gazjl

Hi all I have some fox 36 van r's non tallas,they are a few years old and have a bit of wear on the stanchions which I can live with! but my main problem is when I do a little drop of even just of a curb or do a little jump they bang out like mad I will try explain a little so they compress as I go to jump then as they go airborne they bang as they go back to full length if that makes sense
They do this no matter how much I change the pre-load or rebound the spring is soft for me and I have a firm one on order bit I can't see this causing the problem

There is no play in the forks that I can feel is there damping bushes or something like that which could be at fault ?

I have tried to google but I can't seem to find my answer
Thanks

nicklouse

when were they last serviced?

gazjl

About 18 month ago and probably done 250 miles since then quite hard mileage though some of it

poah

if you adjust the rebound does it slow down - sounds like they are not getting enough rebound damping

gazjl

It does a bit but the noise is quite cringe worthy its horrible lol the rebound does work though !!

supersonic

Top out. Check the top out bumpers or springs are intact.

gazjl

Might sound lame but how do I check that, mine are just early van r coil no air ?
Thanks

cooldad

Air will have a valve to put air in.

nicklouse

gazjl wrote:

Might sound lame but how do I check that mine are just early van r coil no air ?
Thanks

open them up and have a look.

Or just send them off of a service and mention the problem.

gazjl

cooldad wrote:

Air will have a valve to put air in.

I know mate hence why I said they were coil with no air

gazjl

nicklouse wrote:

gazjl wrote:

Might sound lame but how do I check that mine are just early van r coil no air ?
Thanks

open them up and have a look.

Or just send them off of a service and mention the problem.

My lbs won't service them because of the wear on the stanchion !!!

That's why I asked because they also said it was quite difficult to sort out and advised me not to tackle it my self as its something to do with a cartridge etc etc

cooldad

gazjl wrote:

cooldad wrote:

Air will have a valve to put air in.

I know mate hence why I said they were coil with no air

Yeah, makes sense now you've done a sneaky edit to add a comma.

cooldad

gazjl wrote:

nicklouse wrote:

gazjl wrote:

Might sound lame but how do I check that mine are just early van r coil no air ?
Thanks

open them up and have a look.

Or just send them off of a service and mention the problem.

My lbs won't service them because of the wear on the stanchion !!!

That's why I asked because they also said it was quite difficult to sort out and advised me not to tackle it my self as its something to do with a cartridge etc etc

Try Loco Tuning, Mojo or TF Tuned.

mac-cos

Have you looked onthe fox webhelp site, you may find some useful info there for the forks.
http://service.foxracingshox.com/consumers/index.htm

gazjl

cooldad wrote:

gazjl wrote:

nicklouse wrote:

gazjl wrote:

Might sound lame but how do I check that mine are just early van r coil no air ?
Thanks

open them up and have a look.

Or just send them off of a service and mention the problem.

My lbs won't service them because of the wear on the stanchion !!!

That's why I asked because they also said it was quite difficult to sort out and advised me not to tackle it my self as its something to do with a cartridge etc etc

Try Loco Tuning, Mojo or TF Tuned.

Will do mate thanks and yes I did edit it I sounded silly hence leading to your response my bad I apologise lol

schmako

Not sure if this will help at all but, i recently got my 36 van's serviced/repaired they were rebounding too quickly and clunking a lot, not sure what part the guy that serviced them replaced, but they are like new now, it was Flotech in linlithgow, £12 for the part, £80 for the service, could try them!

gazjl

Really helpful thanks mate