exchange bridge between two bars and FOX 36, VAN FLOAT R and RC2 Hello Bikers! For
Pinillero following the fiasco, as I told you, scratch one of the bars of a Fox Float RC2 36, 160, great annoyance, because it is the fork that I use often in my Spicy, in addition to the seals took a lot of slack. Although I managed to fix a little sanding with sandpaper into the water, the truth is that was a bald ugly mu.
I put a couple of photic as was the bar in question.
This saves the fork to break the seals, but the play was a bit strong, as well as the ass is so going to deceive us. The fact is that I have at home is also a FOX VAN R 36 and 160 that use very little except to make a little goat, Enduro seals recently changed and the perfect bar, so I asked if the bars are equal can I swap? and by the way why do not I put this Enduro seals well and I put the R VAN original seals had no play? and the Enduro I put a little silly.
For these approaches, I decided to open the two forks interchangeable rods and seals, do not know if I could not do bars, but the fact is that you can, I comment on process and the tools we need.
- car engine oil
Ratchet - with a glass of 32
- A set of allen keys
- dense neutral fat. A
- wrenches (I think 11 and 15) Nylon Hammer
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This is all about tools, as you see, not much.
started ... The first thing we do is completely disassemble the FOX VAN R, to thereby be secured in a bank, or in my case hangs on a bike that I have to work with forks. Once done proceed to open the bottom bar separating bottles. To do this, loosen the nuts on the bottom, first a few laps alone, leaving a piece of thread to the eye.
Once we have it so, we give a few touches (few but dry) with a nylon hammer to remove the stems.
Now we can separate the bars of the bottles, my advice is to put it back on media and tapping des nylon hammer until they leave, but eye ; not completely separate the bottles without putting up an oil collects or something underneath the floor if you become a skating rink.
Well, we've got bottles and bars on each side. Now remove the roadblocks, to do just make lever from the inside with a spanner or a screwdriver taking care not to crack them and go.
Once we have the bottles out proceed to "empty" bars, here we go with a little care, because we have to remove the dials and use the ratchet with the vessel 32 and open at the top. With photos is better understood.
After removing the nuts, being careful not to scratch the inside of the bars we will draw the left leg and the spring rod, and the right cartridge rebound, which is integral with rod and top nut
Here you can see, from left to right, the bars, the cartridge bounce, spring and their offspring. To the right of the photo, next to the pier, you can see a small metal stop which is a sort of circlip, which is actually a spring that makes the cap is not disbarred.
To remove the metal stop you have to be careful when removing the pier, as it is quite weak and ought to remove it with a small punch or cutter and then slowly with hand.
Well, we've finished removing the bars, now is a good time to do all general cleaning, and would be a good time to change cartridge oil rebound, but in my case I have not done because the fork works perfectly.
now so what we have is this, a FOX FLOAT lined with clearance seals and FOX VAN R with its bridge and side bars intact
We will proceed to completely disassemble the FLOAT, cutting is very similar, but we must be careful in some points, because as you know FLOAT RC2 is the air and in control of compression at high and low speed.
started ... The first thing is to empty all the air from the fork so it does not leave anything flying, put the fork bracket and loosen the bottom screws, but in this case we must first remove the compression dials. We need an allen wrench small enough, can not remember the number, I think it was 2 or 2.5.
then remove the less that you commenting dials, each dial has a small hole that connects to a small nut that is the one to loosen, parts care are very weak.
Once we have access to black nut on one side and another procedure as with the VAN, but be careful, as you see in the picture above, with hitting cuidadin the hammer there as the van, the Compression protect it with a screw or nut cup and knocks on the glass rods to separate bars, I did not picture, but I think what I mean. Thus we proceed to separate bottles bars, this is not me because I roll up a lot and I explained as above.
Here are the bars without "emptying of the FLOAT" and the two pairs of loose bottles. On the FLOAT and
VAN
Now as to the VAN, proceed to "empty" bars, first remove the dials, and then extract the rebound cartridge is also integral with rod and top nut, and then the air spring.
At this point, opening the top closure of air, accederéis the air chamber that acts as the spring, in this chamber is about 5 cl FOX FLOAT FLUID liquid you will have to replace, if not disponéis of it, you can use very heavy motor oil, or oil cash changes with a sae high. In my case I did was pour it into a glass that had been reused and filled with a Float Fluid ampoule which was then
Here you can see what I mean
Well, when you get to this point you can remove the piston rod and the air, but it happens that you'll have to shoot from below, plus the spring does not come as easy as in the van because it will press against the walls, so you must first remove the lower metal cap, the process is equal to the NPV, here goes.
Once you've removed, you can pull the stem to remove it from the bottom. Looks like this, here you can see how an air spring, the spring piston and makes the top where you put the camera closes the air to make it watertight.
After you pull the rebound cartridge other bar and you're done, here you can see it next to the piston.
Well, we have completely dismantled the two forks, so we have two bridges with its bars, one striped and the other perfect. Two more rounds of rebound, and two springs (air and metal) plus two bottles, plus all the other parts you've left neatly arranged.
The first step in reconstruction is to clean everything to avoid any dirt in bottles or bars. The first thing we do is to put seals to the Float Enduro, which we will have it removed before it had clearance, this is easy, you need something to put pressure on a circular on the outside and catch some motor oil to lubricate the sponges.
Once we have new seals, rebuilt the bar, but using the VAN course, that does not have the peeling. For this we getting the rebound cartridge and piston air, it's easy, it is replace the parts in the reverse order that removed
When you go to get the air piston, you have to lubricate it with grease both the piston, especially the ring that surrounds it, as the higher end, you will avoid leaks and facilitate the travel of the piston, at this point do not stay short, it is better a little more fat than less, but do not have to spend, in my case I used the SuperSlick of Rock & Roll, but any neutral fat dense you better, even Vaseline for piston
To put the piston press without fear until the
Once you have gotten the piston FOX FLOAT replace fluid or motor oil to very dense or gearbox is a 5 cl, say a tablespoon, so to speak.
You can close the top of the pier air, for it put the nut carries the load valve, remember to give it full fat. For now apritala strong hand, but not hit him with the ratchet.
Then replace the metal cap and spring, and remember that this is very important to pull the rod so that it is fully stretched and then screw it well when you put the bottles.
sure that it is well placed, visually and tried it out with your finger.
Now mount the "new" bridge and bars on their bottles, do be careful not to annoy seals. And before you put the bars gives some fat on the inside of the seals.
Once the bottles are attached to the bars is time to lubricate, for it can use oil of SAE 10 or 15 suspensions, or if you prefer any decent motor oil you better, in this case I used Castrol car. The type of oil you use here is somewhat irrelevant, just try to lubricate metal. Echale about 25 ml to each bottle
After doing this, push the bottles until they pop out the threads of the rods.
now ride the dials below and put the nuts, do not go to press, the manual recommends 5 Newton / Metro, so that when the nut starts be hard, ready. A tip, when mounting the cartridge stem rebound, make the notches for the nuts of the dials are pointing out, if you will not be able to tighten because the metal piece through shaft will not allow you to work. I mean this.
Once you've done, you can tighten the nuts and put the lower dials. Remember to match the dial tightening hole with the recess of the anchor, if you can not regulate later.
not forget the cap
then tighten the top nut with the ratchet and put the dials above. With respect to tighten the top nuts, the manual recommends 25 N / M, so here you have to give a good grip but not forget your life, there is a point where it becomes clear that the nut is very hard, there must stop if you do not have torque.
When you put the top nut bearing air valve, my advice is to put some Vaseline on the valve to ensure sealing, Vaseline always 100%, without additives, find it at any pharmacy.
Once placed the two top threads properly tightened, replace the rebound dial
just finished the "rebuild" 100% in the absence of functional check.
Now we have to move air for proper operation of air spring. In my case I got 55 psi, which is the air preload I usually use enduro-router.
After putting pressure, the cradle stores the air perfectly, a priori there are no leaks, though will have to leave 24 or 48 hours without use to see if everything is ok in this regard. The last check we have to do is control the rebound and the rest of dials work, as well as controls at low and high speed, but this requires a field test I will this weekend. Although a priori everything should work fine, because I did compressions were no problems at home and have not touched anything rebound cartridge.
And this is the end result: Bridge and bars along with new seals provinientes a FOX VAN R in a FOX FLOAT RC2, goodbye to rayajo and play.
The FOX VAN, use the left rough, because I know the score more and that will eventually die at some point, so , although it works perfectly with the filing of the bar, preferring not be seeing the Spicy rayajo whenever riding, a lot line is that I do not have things in perfect condition, especially when they are almost new, as was the case with this fork, and besides that there is no slack checkpoints, so if it was a problem, because that can end your farewell to plain or bars.
The VAN R assembly not get, because it is easier than not having FLOAT air piston and lower dials, the rest is identical
Ah, I forgot, there is little difference between the left bar of the FLOAT and NPV is that the the FLOAT has a somewhat finer polishing inside, I understand that to facilitate more movement of the piston, although both are highly polished in itself, and with proper lubrication should not be problems.
bikers
Well, you know gutting a FLOAT and a van, both 36 and 160 mm of travel, I assume that the 180 will be equal. I hope you have been helpful.
A greetings and see you on the road!
Happy trails!