Being a good boy and mechanically adept at most things, I do my own bike maintenance. I was reading through the owners manual pamphlet which came with the forks and found the following...
Every 4 weeks or 25-30 hours of riding or whenever the performance of the fork has diminished (whichever occurs first), perform the following procedures:
1. Disassemble fork and thoroughly clean grease and residue from each part.
2. Inspect all parts for damage such as cracks, abrasions, and normal wear. If parts are found to be damaged or excessively worn in any way, replace them immediately. Stop using this product until the damaged or worn parts have been replaced. If all the parts are in usable condition, proceed to step 3.
3. Apply a liberal amount of grease to the upper and lower bushing, stanchion, valve assembly, and wipers. Fill the wipe pocket with a generous amount of grease. Do not use a lithium based grease as it may damage the bushing material.
* Warranty is voided if fixing bolt is removed
OK.. I admit it... I'm stuck on 1.) - How do the forks come apart for this maintenance - There's no diagrams to help.... And more importantly.. where is this fixing bolt that I must not remove?
Every 4 weeks or 25-30 hours of riding or whenever the performance of the fork has diminished (whichever occurs first), perform the following procedures:
1. Disassemble fork and thoroughly clean grease and residue from each part.
2. Inspect all parts for damage such as cracks, abrasions, and normal wear. If parts are found to be damaged or excessively worn in any way, replace them immediately. Stop using this product until the damaged or worn parts have been replaced. If all the parts are in usable condition, proceed to step 3.
3. Apply a liberal amount of grease to the upper and lower bushing, stanchion, valve assembly, and wipers. Fill the wipe pocket with a generous amount of grease. Do not use a lithium based grease as it may damage the bushing material.
* Warranty is voided if fixing bolt is removed
OK.. I admit it... I'm stuck on 1.) - How do the forks come apart for this maintenance - There's no diagrams to help.... And more importantly.. where is this fixing bolt that I must not remove?
