In my first thread, I tackled the easy task of lubing up the fork spring on my Suntour XCT.
http://pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/making-that-spring-suntour-fork-a-little-better.21614/#post-270897
Always a tinkerer, I decided to give the stanchions and slider sleeves a good clean and lube too.
Firstly, I followed this YouTube video to separate the stanchions from the fork casing:
It's a little more involved than lubing the spring, as you need to take off the wheel, brake caliper and mudguard if fitted.
Still easy enough for a novice though
I used a rag on a wooden dowel to clean out the casing where the stanchions slide into. I also wiped down the stanchions and seals.
The slider sleeves had some type of clear grease on them, but like the spring, there was very little applied from the factory.
Therefore, I got my trusty tub of bike grease 2000 and applied a generous amount to the stanchions and inside the casing.
The stanchions are slightly tapered at the end, so I applied the grease there, so that it would slide back into the casing without getting rubbed straight off by the seal.
The fork is now even smoother and although it's never gonna be a FOX, it's working better than it did when new.
http://pedelecs.co.uk/forum/threads/making-that-spring-suntour-fork-a-little-better.21614/#post-270897
Always a tinkerer, I decided to give the stanchions and slider sleeves a good clean and lube too.
Firstly, I followed this YouTube video to separate the stanchions from the fork casing:
It's a little more involved than lubing the spring, as you need to take off the wheel, brake caliper and mudguard if fitted.
Still easy enough for a novice though
I used a rag on a wooden dowel to clean out the casing where the stanchions slide into. I also wiped down the stanchions and seals.
The slider sleeves had some type of clear grease on them, but like the spring, there was very little applied from the factory.
Therefore, I got my trusty tub of bike grease 2000 and applied a generous amount to the stanchions and inside the casing.
The stanchions are slightly tapered at the end, so I applied the grease there, so that it would slide back into the casing without getting rubbed straight off by the seal.
The fork is now even smoother and although it's never gonna be a FOX, it's working better than it did when new.
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