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  • Gravity Dropper – can't get all positions
  • cheers_drive
    Full Member

    My 3 position Gravity Dropper classic isn’t functioning correctly – Only the top or bottom positions will engage not both. If I loosen the top cap to get the top position the pin will not engage in the bottom hole. If I tighten the top cap I can then get the post down into the bottom position but the pin will not locate in the bottom whole to get the top position.
    I’ve taken it apart and there appears to be no problems and I’ve email Gravity Dropper who couldn’t suggest anything other than return to US for service.
    Before I send it back does anyone have any suggestions as it’s a mystery to me why it’s not working?

    Pauldunk
    Free Member

    Can you remove the spring and then put the top shaft back in to see if it will lockin in all postions?
    Sending it back to the US for that would be costly.

    Strip and clean the whole thing down and rebuild it.

    chrissideways
    Free Member

    I had a similar problem try taken out out the post and with a small file or blade of a screwdriver just open up the hole a tiny bit as I think the edges can get a bit out of shape and stop the pin locating,it worked for me.

    Junkyard
    Free Member

    yes what they said
    Spring out and test the post
    Cable off test the post
    Post off and locator pin off post – do they fit?
    Check alignment when in the GD
    Make holes bigger if you think this will solve but it may invalidate any warranty
    If you are North west based I can take a look
    Make holes big enough if there is an issue

    cheers_drive
    Full Member

    Cheers for the suggestions, I had already filed the edge of the top hole slightly but it didn’t help. I think the problem is actually with the lower hole (post fully up) as to get it to engage the top cap is unwound quite a bit. The fact that the post won’t go into the lowest position is because the top cap is unwound so far it stop the post sliding down any further.
    I’ll strip it completely tomorrow after my ride.

    cheers_drive
    Full Member

    I stripped it today apart from removing the shims and I still can’t get it to work.
    I guess I’ll have to send it back

    crashtestmonkey
    Free Member

    When you say tighten the top cap have you fine tuned how tight the collar is rather than just winding it right down? Mine wouldn’t engage after a service, but it turned out I’d over tightened the collar. Backing it off 1/8 to 1/4 turn got it back to full function.

    cheers_drive
    Full Member

    If I back it off enough for the up position to work the pin wont then engage the post in the down position. The top cap looks out along way when the up position works so I think it’s a problem with the up. The post is so simple so it’s very frustrating that I can’t fix it.

    Northwind
    Full Member

    My mates was doing this, turned out to be just wear and tear on the post- he’d been riding for a year with it full of grit and ignored the scraping and rattling, so the seattube was so worn it wasn’t moving freely. But I think you’d have spotted that from the sound of it…

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