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I did the oil on the lowers a few weeks back. Do i need to do inside the damper units also? If i do - how easy is it? Would i need a new seal kit (i think not btw but just checking!!). Can anyone point me in the direction of instructions? How often should an oil change on RockShox be done?


 
Posted : 03/02/2009 2:45 pm
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you don't need a seal kit but you'll need some circlip pliers. I picked some cheapo ones up for 2.99 or something and they did the job fine. They're very easy for work on.

http://pondering-panda.blogspot.com/2008/09/tutorial-fork-service-rockshox-pike-426.html


 
Posted : 03/02/2009 2:49 pm
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racing_ralph my Pikes were 'stood' for 4yrs before I bought/used them. What weight oil etc did you use? Any instrcutions?


 
Posted : 03/02/2009 2:50 pm
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Which Pikes are they? The basic service on the air forks (not sure for coils) to change oil and clean seals is the same as the boxxers shown in the video on[url= http://www.dirtmag.co.uk/news/category/videos/how-to-maintain-your-boxxer-forks/dirt-1231194.html ] this page [/url] TF also do a little service kit that you can buy.


 
Posted : 03/02/2009 2:50 pm
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454 dual air (none uturn)


 
Posted : 03/02/2009 2:56 pm
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Coils here


 
Posted : 03/02/2009 2:59 pm
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Been using the redrum mix that TF make up in mine never had issues but not sure of the weight...
SRAM Oil Chart:
[url= http://www.sram.com/_media/pdf/service/oil_chart.pdf ]http://www.sram.com/_media/pdf/service/oil_chart.pdf[/url]


 
Posted : 03/02/2009 3:09 pm