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Are they really worth 75p a washer?
There must be others on eBay or somewhere that are the same.
Maybe I'm being tight. 😉


 
Posted : 22/01/2012 11:38 am
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Are they really worth 75p a washer?

Yes

There must be others on eBay or somewhere that are the same.

No

Maybe I'm being tight.

Very


 
Posted : 22/01/2012 11:42 am
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^ well that told me !


 
Posted : 22/01/2012 11:46 am
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couple of times I had a set of foxes apart I reused the washers. didn't seem to make any difference


 
Posted : 22/01/2012 12:31 pm
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couple of times I had a set of foxes apart I reused the washers. didn't seem to make any difference

The last time I put some foxes back together, I couldn't screw the nut back onto one of the legs properly. Swapped the crush washer for a new one and it went back fine. Couldn't visually see any difference between the two but I figure the old one was deformed somehow.
edit: the other "old" one worked fine.


 
Posted : 22/01/2012 12:36 pm
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TandemJeremy + 1


 
Posted : 22/01/2012 12:38 pm
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I once used a pair of O-rings (of compatible diameter). They worked fine.


 
Posted : 22/01/2012 1:23 pm
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they only really get damaged when you remove them incorrectly, there is very slight deformation when they are originally installed and the nuts are torqued up, but not enough to compromise their function

because the bottom of the rods are threaded, if you spin the washers off the thread, you can re-use them once the fork has been serviced

occasionally you won't be able to spin them off, and may need to use pliers to pry them off, which can damage them, requiring fresh crush washers from Mojo

anytime I buy anything from Mojo I always order a bag of crush washers so I have spares 😉


 
Posted : 22/01/2012 3:11 pm
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always reuse mine fwiw. never had new ones. no probs either 🙂


 
Posted : 22/01/2012 3:49 pm