Got two of these things: one on my FS and the other on my HT.
FS gets ridden more than the HT by about 20:1.
FS' has started making much more squishier sounds of late. When his happened with a Fox rear shock, it turned out tb some kind of seal failure in the nitrogen chamber.
Is 'zocchi trying to tell me something?
Time for an overhaul?
If so, what am I looking for in the way of an overhaul kit?
Finally, does anybody actually change the oil in these things? I've heard/read advice to change the oil on some kind of regular basis, but can't help observing that the shocks in my cars go tens of thousands of miles with the same oil - basically until the shock is replaced. -- PeteCresswell
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If so, what am I looking for in the way of an overhaul kit?
Finally, does anybody actually change the oil in these things? I've
heard/read
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advice to change the oil on some kind of regular basis, but can't help
observing
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that the shocks in my cars go tens of thousands of miles with the same
oil -
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basically until the shock is replaced.
If you have damaged seals, you will need to buy a Marzocchi dust seal kit (anywhere between $25-$40, yeah, a ripoff!) and oil. It doesn't have to be Marzocchi oil (which is not cheap). Any moto fork oil (in the weight that you need) will do, plus its cheaper. It is advisable to change your oil at least every year, we do. You should see the garbage that builds up in there after a solid year of riding. Putting fresh oil in there makes the fork nice and plush and smoove like butta!
It doesn't have to be Marzocchi oil (which is not cheap). Any moto fork oil (in the weight that you need) will do, plus its cheaper.
I'm currently using BMW motorcycle fork oil.
Didn't realize that gunk built up in there.
Gonna look for something heavier than the 7.5 I have in there now and mix the two up to maybe 10 or 12 - hoping to increase the damping more than I've been able to via the damping adjustment. -- PeteCresswell
It doesn't have to be Marzocchi oil (which is not cheap). Any moto fork oil (in the weight that you need) will do, plus its cheaper.
I'm currently using BMW motorcycle fork oil.
Didn't realize that gunk built up in there.
Gonna look for something heavier than the 7.5 I have in there now and mix the two up to maybe 10 or 12 - hoping to increase the damping more than I've been able to via the damping adjustment.
Buy a small bottle of the cheap stuff, too, to use as a wash. Carla's right, there's a lot of [censored] that will gunk up the oil.... after you pull the top caps, throw in the cheap oil, reassemble, and pump a few times. Then dump it out, now use the good stuff for the "real" oil change. _____ Slack
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(PeteCresswell) said:
Per Carla A-G:
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It doesn't have to be Marzocchi oil (which is not cheap). Any moto fork oil (in the weight that you need) will do, plus its cheaper.
I'm currently using BMW motorcycle fork oil.
Didn't realize that gunk built up in there.
Gonna look for something heavier than the 7.5 I have in there now and mix the two up to maybe 10 or 12 - hoping to increase the damping more than I've been able to via the damping adjustment.
Buy a small bottle of the cheap stuff, too, to use as a wash. Carla's right, there's a lot of [censored] that will gunk up the oil.... after you pull the top caps, throw in the cheap oil, reassemble, and pump a few times. Then dump it out, now use the good stuff for the "real" oil change. _____ Slack
uh, it ain't shampoo, you don't have to rinse and repeat...
WTF?? Good thing we don't do this with automobile engine oil huh? ;-)
