Query re Front-Shock service

[RodTi]

Hello All,

 

 

I would like to get my front shock properly serviced.

It's a White Brothers though, so a bit unusual.

 

Can anyone recommend somewhere in the Cape Town area that is good at this kind of thing, and who won't be thrown by it being a different brand?

 

How different are the 'innards' of these things - should it be reasonably simple to service if you have been trained in servicing Fox/RoxShox etc?

 

 

Thanks in advance!

RodTi2007-10-11 05:41:59

[RodTi]

*bump....

 

Was it something I said?

[dirtrider]

Ja you said white somefing !!! Anyway they all work more or less the same but their seals etc will not be the same and in that lies the problem .

[RodTi]

Thanks D-R!

 

Seals huh?

So - to properly service a shock - they need to replace the seals?

And each shock 'brand' obviously has unique seals?

 

But I'm assuming they can still change the oil etc?

 

Do you know of any LBS with a really clued-up mechanic?

[dirtrider]

I suggest you give williams bike shop a buzz . been outta slaapstad for to long now to know who does what !

[PhilipV]

ask titus,he used to ride a white bros,dunno wether he does anymore. he is knowlegeable though.

[TitusTi]

They're really easy to service. Internals are not very complex, left leg is an air chamber on top of a negative spring, the air is kept above it by an O-ring, right leg is a non-servicable cartridge, although you can service it if you really want to, it's just not recomended.

[Mudsimus]

Almost the same as the Pace forks? Very easy to service. The only problem is getting the replacement seals.

[Racer X]

Most forks and shocks are easy to service. I did allsorts when I worked as a bike mecahinc. Just download the relative manual from the net, buy the correct wt oil and your laughing.

[RodTi]

Most forks and shocks are easy to service. I did allsorts when I worked as a bike mecahinc. Just download the relative manual from the net' date=' buy the correct wt oil and your laughing.[/quote']

 

Thanks RacerX...

 

I'm considering this.

My particular problem is what appears to be dirt, that's stuck in between where the stanchion leg(?) runs down into the chamber, and the seal(?) that the leg(?) runs down through...

 

Because of the dirt being trapped there - as I'm riding, the upward and downwards movement of the leg obviously rubs up and down against this dirt, and is now eroding the anodized finish on the leg...

 

Don't know if this is too serious - but it can't be good either?

 

Will have a look on the web for the manual.

Maybe it is really simple.

 

 

[Racer X]

The best thing to do just to strip the whole fork, clean the stanchions, replace the seals, the o-rings. The stanchions sound alright, unless the grit has actually dug into the aluminium, in which case the oil will pour out over the seals when ever you compress the  fork.

 

The best thing to clean the fork with is alcohol , not parafin! Lubricate with 5 or 10 weight oil, a suspension specific grease for the seals and put it back together.