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CTD lever (the blue lever) is very sticky and sometimes refuses to change to another setting. Is there an easy way to remove and clean this?
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Should be a little grub screw on the side of the lever? unscrew it, remove and clean the lever then refit.
I'll take a look I just want to make sure I remove the correct grub screw if there is one and not remove anything with unwanted side effects
Do not remove any lever from the rear shock! Various important parts nestle behind the lever and removing the wrong bit results in an expensive service at your favourite suspension specialist.
I'm not saying that it's impossible to remove the lever without consequence - I've not actually tried - but the above is a summary of what I was told by Mojo when I called to ask.
To clean behind the lever, use a spray can of compressed air and a toothbrush.
Edit 2: It might not actually be grit that's gumming it up since the lever can also stick due to other reasons, which is covered under warranty.
Yes, be careful. Removing the wrong bit will on some shocks allow an internal needle valve to move, thus preventing the lever shaft from being installed.
Then its a send it away job.
I took my CTD lever off to clean it once. It then took a week and a £60 bill to get it sorted. Aaaaaaargh!
My brother did the same to his shock, expensive mistake!
I'll just try give it a good clean with tooth brush then to avoid any 'expensive' mistakes for now
It's a daft design with the external detent holes in the underside of the blue lever and spring and ball bearing, they will get gritty and wear, tooth brush and a bit of contact cleaner or similar is only fix unless you strip the shock.