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Offline  cjr61
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Evening all,
I've recently acquired a Manitou Magnum fork and want to open it up for service and travel change. Has anyone made their own tools? Or found cheap alternatives? £40-50 seems a little steep for two sockets and a cassette tool.

Thanks

Chris

 
Posted : 15/01/2022 9:53 pm
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When I had a Mattoc I turned down an 8mm Socket to work in a lathe, but you could do that in a drill press or a hand drill with emery cloth. I don't remember about the other socket.

The cassette tool I recall people would cut out a section.

 
Posted : 15/01/2022 10:03 pm
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Thanks very much. They don’t look too hard to fashion, just curious what peoples experience was….or whether anyone had some knocking about they didn’t need!

 
Posted : 16/01/2022 8:31 am
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There was a thread on mtbr with guidance and photos of the tools people had made themselves.

 
Posted : 16/01/2022 9:42 am
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Thanks @leegee I’ll have a look

 
Posted : 16/01/2022 9:46 am
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If its just lower service no tools needed.... You can use a 4mm Allen key in the air valve to undo it (as opposed to thin wall socket)

For the other socket just turned one down with a lathe at work and filed down an old cassette tool. Might still have them in the shed! I will post back on here if I find them when I get the bike out later!

 
Posted : 16/01/2022 10:04 am
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Thanks @doncorleoni Excellent

 
Posted : 16/01/2022 10:35 am
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I did the cassette tool cut down for the travel adjust on a Mattoc… if fit fine but the bugger was so tight it started to strip, so I left the travel alone.

 
Posted : 16/01/2022 11:34 am

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I just bought the tools. Can't machine anything while the 4mm allen key can damage the valve IIRC

 
Posted : 16/01/2022 5:46 pm
Offline  simonhuscroft
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The park cassette tool fit over the bottom footnut to get to the air shaft when I had my mattocs.
Think it was the 5c version. Looks much like the new 5.2.

 
Posted : 16/01/2022 6:20 pm

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