Rockshox Pike airshaft sucked up into upper.

[MrJacques]

On 4/4/2022 at 9:58 AM, droo said:

As for the rest:

 

Don't stick zip ties down your fork seals, for the love of Jehovah. If you have to release pressure from lower legs (unlikely unless you've climbed 3000m in a day), do it via the footnut holes.

 

If your foam rings are dirty, replace your wiper seals. Foam rings there to catch the crap that gets in when the seals can't. When they're dirty, the seals are done. Cleaning them with alcohol will swell them and render them useless.

That would have been nice to know before I soaked mine this morning. They seem to be a bit larger than before. Maybe it's also the effect of a wet vs dry sponge? I think they were better off being replaced anyway.

I blame the official guide - they use suspension cleaner - is it something other than alcohol?

Edited April 15, 2023 by MrJacques

[dasilvarsa]

I clean them with Paraffin. They Come Out like New.

Dries In Minutes in the Sun. after Squeezing it Out.

Never Had a Problem.