Release air from the fork slowly so the negative chamber has time to equalize while the positive chamber depressurizes. If your lowers get sucked up to the crown add air till you hear the hiss of the chambers equalizing then continue to slowly release pressure. This is more important for shock services as the negative chamber is fully exposed once the air can is removed and will result in a loud pop and possibly a flying air can ricocheting off the walls.

Laughs in sr suntour coil fork

@masonklonicke1169

8 ай бұрын

Things never die

@gulfcitynd

8 ай бұрын

@@masonklonicke1169 yeah mines a year plus old and still works lol

@pborgix

8 ай бұрын

Laughs back in lbs....😂😂😂

@SnootchieBootchies27

8 ай бұрын

​@@gulfcityndi would fecking hope you get a lot more than a year out of a fork.

@gulfcitynd

8 ай бұрын

@@SnootchieBootchies27 it's a cheap coil fork they really aren't meant to be serviced after all it's cheaper to replace them lol

Please do more tutorials 🙏🙏🙏

Thank you for showing all the tools needed beforehand. makes it so much easier.

@mahalomydude

7 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

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Put the new foam rings in a sandwich baggie and add just enough oil to saturated them. This avoids having to pour all that oil in a cup and then back into the oil container.

@mahalomydude

8 ай бұрын

Good tip!

@netposerx

8 ай бұрын

@@mahalomydude And best of all, seal up the baggie and you can use it next time. No waste!

@LaurentiusTriarius

8 ай бұрын

Ziplock bags are a thing. To avoid sending them to the landfill I burn them... Nah joking, I reuse them frequently since forks always need servicing 😂

@netposerx

8 ай бұрын

@@LaurentiusTriarius yeah, I have quite a few in my bike toolboxes so I can reuse them.

@dominiqueclichee7924

8 ай бұрын

This is very helpfulllll

Remove the spring rings around the dust seals on your lowers with a pick and put them on the stantions ( use low tack masking tape if holding the stantions vertically. Slide the lowers on to the stantions and then replace the springs. These hold the wiper seal in tight which makes refitting them harder and likely to fold the lip over of you don't get it quite right.

Realistically, I probably service my suspension once a year. Sometimes a little longer.

@RealMTBAddict

7 ай бұрын

That's fine. My old Fox 32 FIT has 20,000 miles and only serviced 3 times.

Thank you for this video! It gave me the confidence to do this service myself in a few weeks!

@MTBMOR

7 ай бұрын

Good luck. It really is pretty simple, but the first time is always a bit of a challenge

Thank you, this video gave me the confidence that I could do this myself. How about a rear shock and maybe pivot bearings next? Thanks!!!!

LMOA Awesome Video! Teach me more!

Take it to the shop.

Came for the tutorial stayed for the explosions.

Rear shock

I have a Fox 38 Factory fork and a Fox X2 Factory shock which are really common choices on Enduro or bigger travel trail bikes and I assume they both need serving at about the same time. Problem is that the X2 shock requires special (expensive) tools so even though the fork can be done quickly at the shop or by myself, the tools required for the X2 cost more than the shock and were changed fairly recently for the new X2 and shops need to purchase the new tools again. For me, it was faster to send it to Fox and I borrowed a shock. Fox sent me a new one (warrantee replacement) instead of servicing it. Seems like I could buy a spare shock when I need to get it serviced for less than the cost of the tools needed to service it and service the fork myself. The other problem is voiding the warrantee. (Shimano brakes requires a shop to service them or the warrantee is voided.) There are a lot of warrantee replacements done during servicing of bike components so you have to consider if the part is functioning correctly and needs servicing or is not working properly and can be replaced for free under warrantee.

@Rose_Butterfly98

7 ай бұрын

I have a Fox Talas 32. I am not opening that thing myself, those have all sorts of weird crap inside just so the travel can change.

@Durwood71

7 ай бұрын

I've seriously considered going with a coil front fork just because they require less maintenance, but my Fox Rhythm 36 is _so_ plush!

Reminds me, my forks need servicing now too.

can u show how to do rear

This was funny

Do you replace washers every time?

Unless you’re servicing the air spring, you don’t need to let the air out of your fork! The lowers aren’t pressurized with air. You most definitely need to let the air out of your shock when servicing though.

@biggles6o4

8 ай бұрын

You a;so don't need to adjust your rebound compression settings as you aren't opening up the damper

@gloom.710

8 ай бұрын

@@biggles6o4 you're technically supposed to fully open rebound so when the lowers are going back on the damper leg fully extends making reassembly easier but in practice you're fine unless you run rebound fully closed. If you have problems with the damper leg moving away while installing the foot nuts close compression to stop it from moving

Damper service in under 5 minutes...go!

@MTBMOR

7 ай бұрын

I need this one. I am seeing people pull out the damper on new forks to find them covered in WAY to much grease. I have a new fork and something is up. I'm guessing it's too greased up.

Your old oil looks cleaner than my new oil. 😂

Do a video on how to get involved with your local trail association. I dare you.

If this video was any longer I probably would have gotten pregnant.

@RealMTBAddict

7 ай бұрын

Ok

I modified pretty much all my forks in one way or another, it's pretty frustrating to open up your 500 to 1k fork to find out they cut corners everywhere. It's a good thing to do things yourself to improve on factory failures and lacks...

@gloom.710

8 ай бұрын

Modified how?

@jamble7k

8 ай бұрын

500 to 1k? have you seen the bike industry lately 😂 your 1k fork is now worth 50 cents

@BoxCarBoy12

8 ай бұрын

My marzocchi z2 came almost bone dry and without foam rings. Ridiculous

@gloom.710

8 ай бұрын

@@BoxCarBoy12 From fox/marzocci "One of the goals with the Z2 was to create a lower cost fork so there were some decisions like leaving out the foam rings and using a different rubber compound for the seals. The fork works perfectly fine without them but it does perform better with them." New seal kits come with the rings because the fork is intended to be serviced with the fox 34 kit. As for the oil volumes, the fork is spec'd for 10cc of 20wt in each leg which is enough to coat the internals but not enough to pool at the bottom. You can get away with 20cc in each leg tho. The fork uses a fox float evol air spring, it's normal for these to be serviced with 10cc of oil. The damper is a cartridge system not an open bath so that too only needs enough oil to coat the internals. I agree that these forks should come with foam rings from factory though.

👍👍👍

My poor fox 38, 2 years no service 😭

I like forward to doing this, failing miserably, and sending it in for service anyways

I was looking for how to suspend your service.

I feel like I need bath after watching this

@mahalomydude

8 ай бұрын

Just be sure to check your manufacturer’s recommendations for what liquid to soak in!

Do a coil shock now

Rear shock please

@danielgagne7899

8 ай бұрын

And dropper post

@mahalomydude

8 ай бұрын

What rear shock and dropper are you running?

@warracer03

8 ай бұрын

@@mahalomydude I'll try a more polite way of asking , a service on a popular rear air shock would be cool to see with that type of editing.

@THRENO82

8 ай бұрын

Super Deluxe ultimate

@Kactusdog

7 ай бұрын

Fox DPS, please. A pretty common shock!

how to change a flat tire

How to service a sram drivetrain

I want to learn how to “accidentally” f*ck up your fork while trying to service it.

@MTBMOR

7 ай бұрын

Hate to say it, I once put the lowers on backwards. Doh!

Do a how to wash your bike.

could i be any early?

laughs in coil fork

@gloom.710

8 ай бұрын

still a good idea to change the oil and clean the internals tho as having a coil instead of an air spring dosen't make the seals dust proof

Im not gonna service my suspension every month😂

@RealMTBAddict

7 ай бұрын

You will do what you're told

I have never seen a need to service my fork more often than once per season. But your mileage may vary. (Was this video an excuse to write off a new fork purchase? No fork is that clean!!)

“Easy suspension Service”

You guys are great, and this is not bad, but I am disappointed that you did not just roll with the 2:25 vibe and get weird. Subbed for stupid shit, not looking for education.

@mahalomydude

7 ай бұрын

Relaaaaaaax buddy. We’ve been making these types of tutorials for years.

What bike stand is that , please?

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