Bizkit031 Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 Has anyone serviced a Rockshox Reverb diy style,is it easy or best to send to agents that can't even do it properly themself?
AlanD Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 Has anyone serviced a Rockshox Reverb diy style,is it easy or best to send to agents that can't even do it properly themself?I have always taken mine in as i am not clued up on hydraulics and suspension. It is pricey and would to do it myslef but there one or two special tools you need for it. There is a great 3 or 4 part video from rockshox on YouTube that is rather comprehensive.
Odinson Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 What do you mean by "service"? Does the post perhaps only require a good bleed? If so, have a look at this video: https://youtu.be/iL2ZMg8dvZU
Danger Dassie Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 Has anyone serviced a Rockshox Reverb diy style,is it easy or best to send to agents that can't even do it properly themself? If it's just a bleed you can do it yourself, depending on how comfortable you are mechanically. Otherwise for a full strip down, it might be best to let the shop do it. I've stripped one down completely and it's scary how many parts actually make up the assembly of one of those things.
Bizkit031 Posted December 20, 2015 Author Posted December 20, 2015 Ok so let me explain,just over 2 months ago the 6 October to be exact I received my post back from CCS after been sent in with loss of air and oil. The post is not even a year old so they say it's my fault that this has happened because I have not had it serviced. So they did the repair and service under warranty and I pay for courier and labour plus I get myself a bleed kit. This did not make sense to me as on my previous bike I had a KS dropper that now is over 2 years old and is still going strong and has not been serviced. This morning we rode at Giba and did the table top section on the Enduro course and got to the bottom and the post is flat. I look down and see the oil leaking out the hole in the down tube for the hose and I knew it's happened again. So I told the dealer that I am not fitting the bill for this again and CCS will take the knock for this.
David Marshall Posted December 20, 2015 Posted December 20, 2015 The service seal kit is about R690. This does not include the top bush which comes as part of the top cap at a further R550. Add R500 for oil and labour. Alternatively use the R500 to buy the tools and do it yourself. (Prices pre rand chaos!)
Bizkit031 Posted December 20, 2015 Author Posted December 20, 2015 The service seal kit is about R690. This does not include the top bush which comes as part of the top cap at a further R550. Add R500 for oil and labour. Alternatively use the R500 to buy the tools and do it yourself. (Prices pre rand chaos!) As far as I am concerned the agents must sort it and carry the cost.
JXV Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Where/how do I buy the parts and tools? Have watched the video and there are some special tools needed where one can't just make a plan with other stuff.
David Marshall Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Where/how do I buy the parts and tools? Have watched the video and there are some special tools needed where one can't just make a plan with other stuff.You can try through your bike shop, failing that you will have to get on line.
JXV Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 You can try through your bike shop, failing that you will have to get on line.Thanks David. Asked my LBS but they were 'discouraging'. How can I put it - I think they prefer the repair and servicing revenue, I asked for prices for the tools and spares kits, none materialised. But they keep advising me to bring it in. My 1st Reverb was replaced under warranty. The 2nd one has now sucked in a little air that can't be bled. Think my next dropper will be cable rather than hydraulic but for now I'm stuck with this one. If I repair it myself at least I can see what's going wrong with it and maybe make a more permanent fix. For the money these droppers are way less reliable than forks and they don't work nearly so hard either - can't see why the mfrs can't get it right. Its just a valve inside a hydraulic piston....industry has been doing this reliably since the steam age in 1800's.
droo Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Thanks David. Asked my LBS but they were 'discouraging'. How can I put it - I think they prefer the repair and servicing revenue, I asked for prices for the tools and spares kits, none materialised. But they keep advising me to bring it in. My 1st Reverb was replaced under warranty. The 2nd one has now sucked in a little air that can't be bled. Think my next dropper will be cable rather than hydraulic but for now I'm stuck with this one. If I repair it myself at least I can see what's going wrong with it and maybe make a more permanent fix. For the money these droppers are way less reliable than forks and they don't work nearly so hard either - can't see why the mfrs can't get it right. Its just a valve inside a hydraulic piston....industry has been doing this reliably since the steam age in 1800's. I can get you the tools, and I'm pretty sure you'll be able to rebuild it yourself. That video, while being the worst format for a job like this, is pretty comprehensive.
Bizkit031 Posted December 21, 2015 Author Posted December 21, 2015 I can get you the tools, and I'm pretty sure you'll be able to rebuild it yourself. That video, while being the worst format for a job like this, is pretty comprehensive. Hey Droo how much is it for the tools? Maybe I must get them and DIY.
AlanD Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Hey Droo how much is it for the tools? Maybe I must get them and DIY.I would also be interested to know what tools and the cost.
droo Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 The 2 special tools are about R 150 - 200 each, and for the rest you'll need an aluminium jawed vice and a few spanners and picks and spring clip pliers. The one bit they don't show you on the video is to keep a rag on top of the poppet valve when removing the circlip - air gets trapped under there and you can lose an eye if you're not careful. And the seal kits are a fair bit more than Dave just quoted - currently you're looking at R 950 for the seal kit and R 575 for the topcap assembly. And the next shipment is likely to be more again. Thanks Uncle Jacob.
Daniel J Méssem Posted December 21, 2015 Posted December 21, 2015 Have done reverb and reverb stealth a couple of times, stealth does not need any tools that cannot be improvised, normal stealth needs the bleed thingy Watch the vids, from there you will be able to make a call as to how comfortable you would be doing it youself
Bizkit031 Posted December 22, 2015 Author Posted December 22, 2015 So my post was picked up yesterday to be overnight to CCS,so now I wait and see what they say.
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