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Re: Mostly FAO Moray - Fractured forks

Thanks John and Moray :?)
I'll ensure I'm wearing my helmet during disassembly to avoid pingey
thingeys.

--- In mtbscotland@yahoogroups.com, "moray_cuthill"
<moray.cuthill@...> wrote:
>
> Looks like john beat me to it!
>
> The vanillas are one of the easier forks to strip and rebuild, and
> there has been magazine articles on the stripping/rebuilding of them
> in the past.
>
> Personally, I'd renew the seals, foam rings and the oil.
>
> If you do decide to renew the lowers yourself, make sure you do it
> on a clean surface in a relatively tidy room. There's nothing worse
> than having to crawl about on your hands and knees searching for
> that bit that just went wizzing past your ears and bounced of at
> least two walls that you heard.... ;-)
>
> moray
>
> --- In mtbscotland@yahoogroups.com, "oneill19712000" <john-maureen-
> oneill@> wrote:
> >
> > this may help:
> >
> > http://www.enduroforkseals.com/id28.html
> >
> > john
> >
> > --- In mtbscotland@yahoogroups.com, "Ian Wilson"
> <thekelticfringe@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Moray - do you reckon that it is an easy job to fit the lowers?
> I
> > can
> > > get the part from Mojo, but them fitting it as well makes it
> more
> > than
> > > we paid for the 2nd hand forks. So I'm just wondering how
> difficult
> > > it is to do the work here. Any sugestions/pointers would be
> great.
> > > Also what other bits might I need (seals?, oil?). Cheers (hows
> the
> > foot?)
> > >
> >
>







Fri Jun 2, 2006 6:31 am

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Pete fell off (in the garden) and has broken the lug on the fork leg casting where the QR skewer seats on his Vanilla RLCs. Any advice regarding...
Ian Wilson
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May 29, 2006
8:04 pm

... How old are the forks? You might be lucky and get them sorted under warranty, but failing that, a new set of lowers should sort them out. Mojo...
moray_cuthill
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May 29, 2006
8:12 pm

... Thanks Moray - I'll give Mojo a shout. Is it easy to fit the bits?...
Ian Wilson
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May 29, 2006
9:18 pm

Moray - do you reckon that it is an easy job to fit the lowers? I can get the part from Mojo, but them fitting it as well makes it more than we paid for the...
Ian Wilson
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Jun 1, 2006
6:34 am

this may help: http://www.enduroforkseals.com/id28.html john ... can ... than ... foot?)...
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Jun 1, 2006
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Looks like john beat me to it! The vanillas are one of the easier forks to strip and rebuild, and there has been magazine articles on the stripping/rebuilding...
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Jun 1, 2006
5:35 pm

Thanks John and Moray :?) I'll ensure I'm wearing my helmet during disassembly to avoid pingey thingeys....
Ian Wilson
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