fork spring noise

andypitch

I'm using a air spring fork but the spring is hitting the inside of the stanction and it rattles like hell ! and its doing my swede in ! ( I like a quiet smooth ride ) , I put some heatshrink on the spring to try and deaden the sound but with the heatshrink wrap on I couldn't fit the spring back in the fork

any one got any ideas or solutions please ?

cheers cooky

cooldad

Air is the spring, so what forks do you have?

andypitch

forks are air and spring , 2015 marzocchi 55r

supersonic

Is it rattling at all travel points, or just fully extended?

andypitch

at all points ( over roots etc ) the spring hits the inside so its metal against metal , spring needs to be wrapped ideally but theres barely any room between spring and inside of stanction

kickaxe

If there is a metal spring there is no air spring.

The Rookie

No.....
http://www.bikeradar.com/mtb/gear/categ ... -12-46123/

On coil only forks the spring is lathered in (a thick heavy) grease to prevent rattling, may be worth checking them.

rockmonkeysc

Some models of 55 had air and coil. It was a stupid system which they didn't make for long.
They probably need a good service. If yours do have a coil it should have a heavy coating of grease.
If there isn't a coil there should be nothing which can rattle unless it's farked

andypitch

heres my forks , bought them from new
http://www.marzocchi.com/template/detai ... etto=20317

they are air and coil
theres nothing changed from 1st oil change , coil has never been covered in grease
the squelch noise was from a older model 55r not my model

there was a clear plastic film over the coil when I did the 1st oil change , but this was so thin and brittle that it was falling apart and all in the oil etc so took it all off

rockmonkeysc

You need to get them serviced.