Tora 302 question...
lvquestpaddler
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I bought a set of these (solo air, crown lockout ("TurnKey" as I've just discovered...)) back in July 2011 at a well decent price IIRC. Well, erm, the bike hasn't seen a lot of use in the last decade(got more back into road biking) but decided it was time to overhaul them and get out on it this summer when the floodgates open, and hordes of unwashed plague carrying staycationers descend on the Cairngorms...
Well, on pulling off the lowers for the first time ever I was pleasantly surprised that the stanchions and bushes etc are mint, like new even. I was planning a lower leg job but am now doing a full overhaul, but on removing the lowers I noticed there were no foam rings whatsoever on either side. The seals were a pig to remove too.
So I really don't think this is normal, missing foams, or does anyone have any knowledge that maybe this was once the case? They seem to have a "slightly wider than the bushes"(Maybe they are the upper bushings?) flat metal circular top below the seals and some strange wire circlip things in there too(!)
TBH the gap below the old seal and the upper internal leg is only 4mm
Got new foams/seals/service kit/oil in the post so will compare the old seals to the new and see what's what.... but no foams seems weird... just as well I haven't used it much lol...
Well, on pulling off the lowers for the first time ever I was pleasantly surprised that the stanchions and bushes etc are mint, like new even. I was planning a lower leg job but am now doing a full overhaul, but on removing the lowers I noticed there were no foam rings whatsoever on either side. The seals were a pig to remove too.
So I really don't think this is normal, missing foams, or does anyone have any knowledge that maybe this was once the case? They seem to have a "slightly wider than the bushes"(Maybe they are the upper bushings?) flat metal circular top below the seals and some strange wire circlip things in there too(!)
TBH the gap below the old seal and the upper internal leg is only 4mm
Got new foams/seals/service kit/oil in the post so will compare the old seals to the new and see what's what.... but no foams seems weird... just as well I haven't used it much lol...
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No knowledge here, so I can only suggest using Google, but I guess you've already tried that. Good luck.0
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Rockshox service manuals are easily available online.
Theyre quite good once you find your actual fork.0 -
Not all forks had foam rings back then so it's not necessarily anything wrong with your forks.
Have a read through THIS SERVICE GUIDE.
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Thanks for the replies- I have the Tora service manual (pics in B&W, think it's the oldest one now lol), and it does show them with the removal/installation of foams...
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