Fox Fork

[Skylark]

Basic service is fairly simple to do. Done it a couple of times with advise from droo and the other hubbers. I haven't needed to replace the foam rings and rubber dust seals as yet, just cleaned them up and checked their condition.

 

True that, my Rockshox dust seals and foam rings are 4yrs old and still good.

Try find the correct weight fork oil at a motorbike shop - much cheaper than mtb fork oil but works as well or if not better I suppose if it's fully synthetic oil.

[Alouette3]

10wt Bel Ray fork oil from Trac Mac f or the lowers and some 80wt synthetic gear oil from Midas for the foam rings and top of the air piston.

[Cassie]

If you do the seals every year you should be fine. Unless you're riding on the beach...

 

But once it gets dirt in, its amazing how quickly it goes pear-shaped. But these guys are right, wipe it down, keep it clean. The seals & oil aren't hard to do yourself.

 

I've just done this myself two weekends ago....pretty easy (took me 2.5hrs as I was meticulous in checking and re-checking all my steps)...cost was R300 for the dust seals and R120 for a 1L fork oil....will last me 20+ services.

 

I seriously doubts thta your fork's bushes needed changing...especially after 1 year and the stanchions being still OK?

 

There will be (hopefully) some good feedback over here...some guys really know what they doing, fork wise!!

[Cassie]

I have done about 30 hours of riding with my Fox fork (F29 RL) and as it seems it needs a service. Do I only have to replace the seals and foam rings and the oil at 100 hours?

 

A LBS in Stellenbosch charges R850 for the service, but I am a student and would like to save money where I can. I can buy the oil and the seal/foam ring kit for about +-R500.

 

I have watched some youtube videos how to do it and it does not look to complicated. Would you advise me to service the fork myself and save some money and learn a nice skill or is it to risky and should I just take it to the LBS?

 

Thanks

 

Flou

 

maybe you should contact me...I've done it once sucessfully myself..and I'm prepared to "look"over your shoulder and teach you what i know...maybe a couple of beers in the process?

 

The seal kit should cost you no more than R300 and I have 1L 10wt forok oil which I can go halvies with you for R50!!

 

PM me is you are interested....I'll be glad to help.

[Cassie]

Basic service is fairly simple to do. Done it a couple of times with advise from droo and the other hubbers. I haven't needed to replace the foam rings and rubber dust seals as yet, just cleaned them up and checked their condition.

 

must agree! The oil seal i took out was fairly OK...and clean as new after i washed them in a bit of propyl alcohol. I'm keeping them for a back-up...the seals i took off a bit rough, and think they might not be 100%...but next time I'll just remove the lowers legs without taking seals off...If all lokks OK, them seasl stay on - just replace the oil!!

[Flou]

Thank you for all the replies and advise! Where can I buy the seal,foam ring kit for R300? Then I will PM you Cassie then we can split the oil and I wont forget the beer

[MoreTrails]

Flou - we can hook you up OEM seal kits or Enduro Seals at Stoke Suspension...drop us a line