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[Closed] Why did my fork seal detach from my lowers coming down Snowdon?

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Hi guys, coming down snowdon today I heard a pop from my forks and looked down to see I'd lost a load of air pressure and the fork seal on the dual air side was sat at the top of the sanctions.

Forks are rockshox revs u turn teams with the black box. I managed to push the seal back down and pump it back up and worked perfect for the rest of the descent (at a slightly higher pressure as it went pop at 100% travel) Any ideas why this might happen?

Thanks,

Ryan


 
Posted : 28/01/2012 4:44 pm
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Air escaping from the positive spring into the leg. I've had this myself with my Teams, they reinflated fine but popped again later, so ended up needing rebuilt.


 
Posted : 28/01/2012 4:46 pm
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Would a service from tftuned fix this as I was thinking of getting them serviced pretty soonish anyway?


 
Posted : 28/01/2012 4:48 pm
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They'll definately be able to sort it but it might be slightly more involved than a service. Mine had some other internal damage, which may have happened before or during, so needed other parts replaced at the same time- but you might not.


 
Posted : 28/01/2012 4:53 pm
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Thanks for the response, I've sent an email to tf tuned to get an idea of cost 😕

Any other places worth sending the forks or are TF Tuned about the best for rockshox?


 
Posted : 28/01/2012 5:10 pm
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Mine did that.

Fixed under warenty, don't forget they are covered for 2 years...


 
Posted : 28/01/2012 5:24 pm
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Try Loco Tuning for servicing.


 
Posted : 28/01/2012 5:47 pm
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Because they are Rock Shox


 
Posted : 28/01/2012 5:50 pm
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Cheers, sent Loco an email, £20 cheaper for a service 🙂


 
Posted : 28/01/2012 5:56 pm
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Mine did that.

Fixed under warenty, don't forget they are covered for 2 years...

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+1. 18Bikes sorted it all out for me


 
Posted : 28/01/2012 7:11 pm