Marzocchi fork strip down

[Scottish888]

About to strip the forks of my 1974 Ducati 250 MK3, I think they are Marzocchi brand.
I will be having the stanchions reground and re chromed
I have the Haynes manual but I think it focuses on the other fork brand..ceriani ? Are there any tips or things I should look out for when removing the stanchions?

Regards,

Alex

[ducwiz]

Yes, the Haynes manual shows the Ceriani fork used in the disc brake singles. The Marzocchi was used with the 180mm Grimeca drum brake.
Here https://send.firefox.com/download/f40c166da14ae836/#8W67CsfVJMYwwolc1UAK_A you can download a brochure from Marzocchi with service tips. Imho the "S" model comes close to that used in the singles.

cheers Hans

[Jordan]

"This link has expired."

[ducwiz]

Sorry for that!
I thougt the link would live for 7 days. But OK, here is a permanent one: https://www.rpw.it/Files/Marzocchi_Forcella_Italia.pdf.

Hans

[Jordan]

Thanks Hans.

[Scottish888]

Thank you Hans,

That is perfect.
Are any of the damper internals available to buy? One of the small springs looks out of shape, I could try reforming it.

Regards,

Alex

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[themoudie]

Aye Alex,

If you can give me a day, I will try to sort out some Marzocchi internals information and where I obtained some parts from, when I rebuilt mine on the 450.

As well as the spring that appears K.O.'d, I would advise that you replace the nylon bush on the piston that appears to be worn and work hardened.

I will make a further contribution to this thread tomorrow.

My regards, Bill

[Scottish888]

Thanks Bill,

Much appreciated
I will do a better web search to see what I can come up with.

Kind regards,
Alex

[themoudie]

Aye Alex,

I have sent by email a couple of links and a pdf of the Marzocchi forks manual that I use.

For others I would suggest that a word with Maxton Engineering: Maxton_Suspension

Or, Reactive Suspension: Reactive_Suspension

The latter specialists supplied spare parts and a cartridge emulater kit for my Marzocchi forks.

I hope this helps.

My regards, Bill

[Scottish888]

I would like to replace the split nylon bushes on the dampers, does anyone know if they are available.
I can follow Bills advice if they can't be found.
I may consider making some up using ptfe rod but don't know the original dimensions.

Kind regards,

Alex