February 11th, 2019, 07:54 PM | #1 |
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fork spring change
hi - I took the springs and the rods out, drilled extra holes on the rods for the gold valve emulator, but when i dropped the rods in and thread in the allen bolt, the fork is now stuck in the collapsed position and will not extend at all!
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February 11th, 2019, 09:18 PM | #2 |
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Did you put springs back in?
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February 12th, 2019, 02:50 AM | #3 |
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can you remove allen bolt?
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February 12th, 2019, 07:00 AM | #4 |
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guys thanks for your help
no clue what was going on.... I switched the dampening rods between the 2 forks and it is ok now... the forks don't look bent or anything.... so no clue lol. |
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February 12th, 2019, 10:45 AM | #5 |
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something was in a bind, check everything closely.
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February 12th, 2019, 10:55 AM | #6 |
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yeah thx... still no clue... initially both forks were stuck in collapsed, then 1 got loose, then i swapped and both are loose.... already installed on the bike so they will not go back to the collapsed position again, should be ok from here.
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