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I'm pretty sure the older 2010 forks cannot use the Kashima stanchions. Mojo only offer it as an upgrade for the 2011 onwards... I think the threads at the top are different (but I could be wrong).
New stanchions are probably required for them. They have had a hard life and there are some deep gauges that have been repaired. Depending on what I do hardtail wise I'll probably have to replace the stanchions/CSU as they have a 1.5" steerer... which is fine in my Mmmbop; which is a tad on the small side so I'm on the lookout for something else.
I now see what you mean when you said you had a whole thread on your Avy stuff...I vaguely remember seeing this a few months ago 🙂
I'm pretty sure the older 2010 forks cannot use the Kashima stanchions. Mojo only offer it as an upgrade for the 2011 onwards... I think the threads at the top are different (but I could be wrong).
Pre 2011 36s can be Kashima'd but you do need to change the top caps, which can be pricey depending on spring system, if you were fitting the Avy stuff maybe not such an issue though.
Quite tempted to get some of their stuff to play with 😉
Geekery update 😉
The reason my Fox 36 was feeling a bit poorly was the air side had some dirty oil and gunk in it (could it have injested some of the lubricating oil from the lower leg?). With the air chamber cleaned out the fork is now super smooth and performing brilliantly on my hardtail. The fork oil in the damper side was very clean when I serviced the fork.
After the Trans-Savoie week long big mountain enduro race both the DHX shock and the 55 fork were in need of some attention. The rear shock was still performing well but making some squishing noises. The battering of the TS race and a summers worth of riding had pushed some air into the oil so a service by a suspension tuner was required (I used a local guy). Craig did warn me about this and its a risk with any air shock which is worked hard; and why air shocks are best serviced more frequently than coil shocks. After the service the shock is working brilliantly once more.
The 55 fork had gone a bit notchy and I was expecting there to be a problem with the seals or the oil; but when I popped the seals all was clean below? The problem was the wrap on the coil which had come apart and was jamming the coil in the leg. I stripped the fork completely to remove all the damaged coating and found the oil in the damper side to be lovely and clean (as with the 36). A little research later and I bought some heatshrink to re-wrap the coil and rebuild the fork (if you miss out the heatshrink on the coil the fork is rather noisy as the spring rattles about in the leg - I've also posted about this on a Marz 55 thread somewhere). I've greased up the spring and wrap more this time so hopefully it won't happen again (for another three years). The 55 is now super smooth and performing brilliantly once more... and I now know to keep a better eye on the spring leg to make sure the spring wrap is in good condition
I'm thinking about a new bike for 2014 (Nicolai Ion 16 is top of the list) and I'm tempted to go for 27.5 but that would mean new forks like 34's or Pike's (although I could run smaller tyres which will fit in my 36's and 55's).
I see Avy are now doing kits for Fox Float X & RP23 shocks, and all Fox 34 forks. Food for thought for my next purchase as I've been really impressed with the Avy kit I have been using.