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Mechanical: Fox float locked out.
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Halfway through my last ride, my rear shock (a 2001 fox float rc) suddenly stiffened up... it feels similar to when it's locked out, but with slightly more movement. Anyone else had this problem? Is it fixable without specialist tools - sending it to the nearest service center in Singapore will take months... Any help appreciated, Sam. |
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"2trax" wrote in message newsan.2003.01.08.12.16.02.522557@salterprojects .com... Hi, Halfway through my last ride, my rear shock (a 2001 fox float rc) suddenly stiffened up... it feels similar to when it's locked out, but with slightly more movement. Anyone else had this problem? Is it fixable without specialist tools - sending it to the nearest service center in Singapore will take months... Any help appreciated, Sam. Sam, You probably just need a rebuild kit, O-rings and Backers. Should be able to get this at the LBS or order from Fox. No real special tools required to rebuild. I have a 17 Meg video that I found on the web from Fox that shows the complete rebuild and installation. I don't think I can email a 17 Meg video but I'm sure with a little searching you can find it. My guess is that the grease in shock has dried up for it to lock as you described with out any external damage. Another quick and dirty method to fix until the end of the season might be to do the following: While the shock is still on the bike unscrew the main body. (NOTE: First remove all the air pressure from the shock before doing anything) The main body will slide back showing the main piston and the O-Rings. You might be able to grease the internals to get you though the season and then send off or fix... When you take off and put back on the main body it will under some pressure and may be tough to push forward to screw back on. Use the mechanics of the bike to assist you with this. Be sure to get a good thread alignment on the main body (don't cross threads)... You might also want to post to rec.bicycles.tech seems like alot of actual bike mechanics reply there as to which I'm not. Good luck, -js |
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"2trax" wrote in message newsan.2003.01.08.12.16.02.522557@salterprojects .com... Hi, Halfway through my last ride, my rear shock (a 2001 fox float rc) suddenly stiffened up... it feels similar to when it's locked out, but with slightly more movement. Anyone else had this problem? Is it fixable without specialist tools - sending it to the nearest service center in Singapore will take months... Any help appreciated, According to Fox Shox manual if the shock is in a 'stuck down' condition it needs to be sent back to them for service. Apparently the problem is in the internal rebound/compression circuit and is not user serviceable. Mike |
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On Wed, 01 Sep 2004 15:10:30 +0000, Pippen wrote:
"2trax" wrote in message newsan.2003.01.08.12.16.02.522557@salterprojects .com... Hi, Halfway through my last ride, my rear shock (a 2001 fox float rc) suddenly stiffened up... it feels similar to when it's locked out, but with slightly more movement. Anyone else had this problem? Is it fixable without specialist tools - sending it to the nearest service center in Singapore will take months... Any help appreciated, Sam. Sam, You probably just need a rebuild kit, O-rings and Backers. Should be able to get this at the LBS or order from Fox. No real special tools required to rebuild. I have a 17 Meg video that I found on the web from Fox that shows the complete rebuild and installation. I don't think I can email a 17 Meg video but I'm sure with a little searching you can find it. My guess is that the grease in shock has dried up for it to lock as you described with out any external damage. Another quick and dirty method to fix until the end of the season might be to do the following: While the shock is still on the bike unscrew the main body. (NOTE: First remove all the air pressure from the shock before doing anything) The main body will slide back showing the main piston and the O-Rings. You might be able to grease the internals to get you though the season and then send off or fix... When you take off and put back on the main body it will under some pressure and may be tough to push forward to screw back on. Use the mechanics of the bike to assist you with this. Be sure to get a good thread alignment on the main body (don't cross threads)... You might also want to post to rec.bicycles.tech seems like alot of actual bike mechanics reply there as to which I'm not. Good luck, -js Thanks, I'll get hold of the service kit and have a go. Cheers, Sam. |
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