Fork maintenance? - '02 Marzocchi MXR!

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Anyone have a clue as to how it's done? The manual sure
didn't go into much detail (at all), and I figured I'd ask
since a few others here have the same fork I think (Bomba,
Shaun?).

Yeah, I got the same one.

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Just was wondering what would need to be done after riding
around on it for the last six months or so.

Ride it some more is all.

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Tips, tricks, info, anything would be great.

Is it leaking?

Has it gone sloppy (bushings)?

Doubtful, I would say.

Did you do the initial oil change, after (10 hours? 100
hours? whatever)?

Does the oil need changing?

Wiped the stanchions down with some silicon lube
occasionally? That helps with seal life and to keep the
action nice and 'plush'.

There's not much to do, to be honest - I've had to change
seals and bushings on mine, but I'm sure that's my own fault
anyway, apart from that, damned solid fork needing virtually
zero attention.

HTH some!

Shaun aRe

On Tue, 6 Apr 2004 13:37:23 +0100, "Shaun Rimmer"
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Just was wondering what would need to be done after
riding around on it for the last six months or so.

Ride it some more is all.

Done.

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Tips, tricks, info, anything would be great.

Is it leaking?

Not that I can tell.

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Has it gone sloppy (bushings)?

Nope!

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Doubtful, I would say.

Did you do the initial oil change, after (10 hours? 100
hours? whatever)?

Heh, can't for the life of me remember. I think so...

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Does the oil need changing?

See, this is where it gets fuzzy. How the hell do I know if
it needs changing? Any weird noise or feel that I should be
on the lookout for?

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Wiped the stanchions down with some silicon lube
occasionally? That helps with seal life and to keep the
action nice and 'plush'.

I'll go ahead and do that tomorrow, though they have pretty
good motion on them and the seals seem solid.

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There's not much to do, to be honest - I've had to change
seals and bushings on mine, but I'm sure that's my own
fault anyway, apart from that, damned solid fork needing
virtually zero attention.

I figured I missed some typical scheduled maintenance, but
from the sound of it, if it works - ride it until it
doesn't. 🙂

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HTH some!

You betcha.

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Shaun aRe

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On Tue, 6 Apr 2004 13:37:23 +0100, "Shaun Rimmer"
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Just was wondering what would need to be done after
riding around on it for the last six months or so.

Ride it some more is all.

Done.

Good.

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Tips, tricks, info, anything would be great.

Is it leaking?

Not that I can tell.

Good.

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Has it gone sloppy (bushings)?

Nope!

Good!

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Doubtful, I would say.

Did you do the initial oil change, after (10 hours? 100
hours? whatever)?

Heh, can't for the life of me remember. I think so...

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Does the oil need changing?

See, this is where it gets fuzzy. How the hell do I know
if it needs changing? Any weird noise or feel that I
should be on the lookout for?

Uhhhm, should give hours of use per suggested oil change in
the manual/on the web site.

Another way, take off a top cap, dip a stick in there, drop
some oil on white paper, compare to colour of new oil. If it
looks really dark or full of crud compared to the new oil,
then do a change. Or, if you have new oil, just change it
anyway if you wish. Can't do any harm!

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Wiped the stanchions down with some silicon lube
occasionally? That helps with seal life and to keep the
action nice and 'plush'.

I'll go ahead and do that tomorrow, though they have
pretty good motion on them and the seals seem solid.

Aye, but it seems to make a difference. Best stuff I used,
is that silicon spray, for lubing car door seals and rubber
trim etc. Auto store stuff.

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There's not much to do, to be honest - I've had to change
seals and

bushings

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on mine, but I'm sure that's my own fault anyway, apart
from that, damned solid fork needing virtually zero
attention.

I figured I missed some typical scheduled maintenance, but
from the sound of it, if it works - ride it until it
doesn't. 🙂

More or less! Just don't leave it forever between oil
changes, and wipe the stanchions with silicon lube every now
and then, and RIDE!

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HTH some!

You betcha.

Good, then!

Shaun aRe

Shaun Rimmer said:

More or less! Just don't leave it forever between oil
changes, and wipe the stanchions with silicon lube every
now and then, and RIDE!

Mine have received absolutely zero maintenance since I
bought them. When they stop working I'll bin them. Yay for
our disposable consumerist society!

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Shaun Rimmer said:

More or less! Just don't leave it forever between oil
changes, and wipe

the

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stanchions with silicon lube every now and then,
and RIDE!

Mine have received absolutely zero maintenance since I
bought them. When they stop working I'll bin them. Yay for
our disposable consumerist society!

What, you wouldn't even spend the 20 or whatever £'s to
replace seals/bushings? Seems a total waste of a good
fork not too.

Shaun aRe

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Shaun Rimmer said:

More or less! Just don't leave it forever between oil
changes, and

wipe

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the

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stanchions with silicon lube every now and then, and
RIDE!

Mine have received absolutely zero maintenance since I
bought them. When they stop working I'll bin them. Yay
for our disposable consumerist society!

What, you wouldn't even spend the 20 or whatever £'s to
replace seals/bushings? Seems a total waste of a good fork
not too.

In fact, tell you what, when the seals and bushings are worn
out, don't bin the forks, give 'em to me.

Shaun aRe

Shaun Rimmer said:

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Mine have received absolutely zero maintenance since I
bought them. When they stop working I'll bin them. Yay
for our disposable consumerist society!

What, you wouldn't even spend the 20 or whatever £'s to
replace seals/bushings? Seems a total waste of a good
fork not too.

In fact, tell you what, when the seals and bushings are
worn out, don't bin the forks, give 'em to me.

I wasn't actually serious. It's true that they've received
no maintenance and that I am too lazy to do any until they
start underperforming, but I'm not really going to bin them.
If I do get new forks to replace them at any point (unlikely
to be till '05), I will donate the old ones to you.

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Shaun Rimmer said:

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> Mine have received absolutely zero maintenance since
> I bought them.

When

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> they stop working I'll bin them. Yay for our
> disposable consumerist society!

What, you wouldn't even spend the 20 or whatever £'s to
replace seals/bushings? Seems a total waste of a good
fork not too.

In fact, tell you what, when the seals and bushings are
worn out, don't

bin

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the forks, give 'em to me.

I wasn't actually serious. It's true that they've
received no maintenance and that I am too lazy to do any
until they start underperforming, but I'm not really
going to bin them.

Heheheh, I'd hoped you were joking.

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If I do get new forks to replace them at any point
(unlikely to be till '05), I will donate the old
ones to you.

Sweet! Got my old C.Butler frame needs building up some
time, forks on that are utter poxyness.

Cheers!

Shaun aRe