[Closed] Recon fork service

They can be a royal pain to remove. We push on the cap with a socket to give the circlip some wiggle room. Sometimes it takes one of us pushing the cap and the other wielding the circlip pliers.

Depending on when they were last (or ever) serviced it will be well worth getting that assembly out and the uppers given a good clean.

Al

Thanks for your help. I'll have another go tomorrow.

OK, fork stripped down and seals replaced. Ready to rebuild. Just a couple more questions.

Renewing oil:  15ml 15w into each lower leg through the bolt hole on the bottom, 180ml 5w into the non-air side before inserting motion control device ?

Rebound control knob doesn't seem to click and rotates continuously, no end stop either way. Tried with Allen key as well. It did this before stripping down too. ?

Thanks for any help.

Anyone able to confirm the oil details?

can't confirm, but the SRAM service site usually has decent PDF's of each forks service requirements

SRAM.COM "https://www.sram.com/sites/default/files/techdocs/technical_manual_-_rockshox_front_fork_oil_chart_-_2008.pdf"

Without knowing what exact model you have, it seems to me that 180 is too much for the damper side. 118 or 120 on here.

The oil level inside the damper stanchion (with the damper rod fully extended) needs to be 1-2 mm above the o-ring on the MotionControl cartridge once it is fitted.

If you put in too much you won't be able to fully compress the damper shaft, too little and the lockout won't work (and there will be no compression damping on the first part of the travel). Either way, you should be able to test this out before fitting the lowers, so you will have a chance to fix it.

@martinhutch - you're right, should be 118.

@otsdr - I'll give it a try before fitting lowers.

Thanks