left threaded plug in fork lower sliding tube

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double diamond
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Re: left threaded plug in fork lower sliding tube

Postby double diamond » Wed May 13, 2015 8:43 pm

If you're satisfied that they're clean, no need to remove. The retaining clip can be extremely difficult to remove, usually requires grinding a notch in the tube to get under the clip in order to remove it. Matt
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Re: left threaded plug in fork lower sliding tube

Postby narrow_monza » Thu May 14, 2015 2:53 am

double diamond wrote:If you're satisfied that they're clean, no need to remove. The retaining clip can be extremely difficult to remove, usually requires grinding a notch in the tube to get under the clip in order to remove it. Matt


They look clean. Are they supposed to be free to jiggle or wedged?
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Re: left threaded plug in fork lower sliding tube

Postby double diamond » Thu May 14, 2015 4:34 pm

The balls should be free to move in the valve. On compression, the balls are forced out of the ports by the damping oil and offer little compression damping. On rebound, the balls block the ports and most of the damping oil is routed through the damper rod to effect some rebound damping. Matt
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Re: left threaded plug in fork lower sliding tube

Postby narrow_monza » Thu May 14, 2015 10:08 pm

Thanks Matt!

-Adrian
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