... The bike shop says they are disposable forks, but so long as you can get the parts - they will ride again! Looks much easier than I expected too. Thank you
One of the best bike servicing instructions a saw in a long time, especially the information about the sleeves being a "wear part" has a value of gold for me. Thanks a lot!
Had a different fork, but the principles contained here helped a lot in doing a full service, and getting some movement back in my previously stuck fork.
@@josephforcino8099 No, not really. You can adjust the preload, but in reality it makes very little difference. These are a cheap, made for purpose fork. They'll hold your front wheel on but don't expect any more than that.
Straight to the point, and easy to listen to, Best video I've seen so far. Have to transfer parts from one fork to another and couldn't work out the best order to strip them.
Just pulled an old Scott YZ15 out of the garage and need to do the brakes. Fork has oil on the outside so wasn’t sure if the seals had gone. This was the first vid when I typed xcm fork strip into the search. Nice to see they are about as advanced as my 1966 Triumph Tiger Cub forks.😅 At least I now know it’s not oil leaking out of the forks. I’ll have a mooch and see if you’ve done a brake service on Shimano BLM hydraulic system. I’ve liked this vid and subscribed, as you seem to have struck a happy balance between explanation and showing the process. Not so complicated you’d frighten a newcomer, and not so simple that someone with some mechanical knowledge is left wanting. Nice job!
Thanks so much!!! I ordered the repair kit from Suntour and everything I needed except your instruction was in the package. Dang! I forgot what suspension was supposed to feel like!! Much appreciated.
BIG THANKS RJ done overhaul on suntour xcm, from total seized fully striped down to fully working and lockout fixed (p.s vinegarr soaking rush over night worked a dream)
I have watched your video & was surprised that the shock did not contain any oil? I have a shock, Suntour XCM. Now the bad part, the shock is leaking oil, as a liquid? I'm in Mexico, the bike's been here for 8-10 yrs only used during the winter, so if it's melted grease Great! Is it possible for this grease to melt? By the way the bike a KSI 500 was purchased new in Guadalajara. Thanks for thee Great & Easy to understand Video! Much appreciated
Nice video and very helpful for your newbie home mechanic fans. Since suntour is the first choice for almost all the bike manufacturer's entry level segment, chances are xct, xcm, xcr forks are their one and only way to go. almost all of their super cheap to mid level hardtails got these models and sometimes rockshox xc 28, xc 30 coil varients can be seen. Again thanks for your tutorial. Watching this before disassembly, is really assuring for anyone. Want this type of tutorials even more.
Now that's a useful video! Servicing an entry level fork at home. Most people pay for the service almost as much as getting a used fork, why not doing it yourself. It would be awesome if you could do the same with RockShox Dart 3 fork. I think Dart lineup is about the same for servicing but that's just a wild estimation.
Is there even a reason to service forks like these? I mean I can see no benifit to doing so. There are no seals that can leak or real performance increase afterwards. Perhaps all reason I can think is if a part is badly worn out or damaged
Now all I need is that tool to take off the adjustment caps and a proper stand. Always wanted to do self service, thankfully I bumped into this vid. You made it look so easy and it's not a hassle to learn. Thank you!
My fork has a blue lockout lever on the right side. All I could find on the internet is to pop that lever off. However mine wouldn't pop off. And it turned out I didn't have to pop it off at all and I didn't even have to touch the right top cap. I just unscrewed the left top cap and only the left leg had a spring in it. The rest was just like in the video. Thanks!
Mine has 9 months in service now and started working incorrrectly, with its back travel getting slower like an airlplane landing gear shock. Again, bike forks should be capable of fast feedback, given the low mass of the cyclist + bike system. Dampers, especially viscous-type, like the hydraulic cartridges are intended to slow down the return travel on large mass systems to prevent them from bouncing for too long. That's taught on the basiscs of the mechanical engineering course, on vibration, and this is why car suspensions have a coil + fluid damper system. Back to my XCM 30, after these 9 months, it started to rub, making it sluggish on its back travel. When I opened it, I found the reason: The plastic caps at the end of the coil spings were too tight to the internal wall so as soon as they got some dirty and the ends of the coils got a bit rusty, they started to hold it back at the begining of the back travel, due the increased friction. After some finish sanding, it now works correctly, being promptly ready for the next obstacle as soon as it gets off the 1st. High frequency shock absorving function is back to mine now. I dare to say that under certain circumstances it works better than my Rockshox Judy from my 2nd bike, which is a fair comparison as it's also a coil spring fork. Althouh both are obviously not comparable to an air susp, Suntour has the advantages of being cheap and easy to maintain at home. The big problem I noticed is the rust on the chromed legs before 1 year in service, as these are parts that aren't worth to replace, epseciallly from the complexity and safety standpoints.
This is super helpful. Thanks! I'm going to remove 1 spring and see how they feel for kid's 20" Rocky Mountain. They are useless to him now at only 72lbs sopping wet. I wonder if I could source softer springs for an XCM??
Wow, I am from Switzerland and you habe helpt me so much with this video, you have a very good flair to show and explain each step ....I just love it.....Many thanks for your time, work and presenting to us....👍👍👏👏❤
oh man, you just confirmed my thoughts... I did get a springy shock on my new to me bike. Now I know I will be looking for upgraded shocks. Great video!
Cracking video, as always, many thanks RJ. Your attention to detail and excellent editing are very much appreciated. I‘ll be tackling my forks tomorrow! Cheers, Simon
Your video is awesome 🙌,I’ve watched a lot of videos regarding these forks,and this is the only one that’s given me the confidence to strip them down myself,thank you and pls keep up these awesome videos it helps people to save money and enjoy servicing you bike 👍🏻🤪😎👏👏👏
Instead of tapping the nuts on the bottom, we found its far quicker to take the nuts completely off and tap the brace with a mallet. We get a lot of these forks in my shop
This is great!! I got a mtb for free, but the forks are rusted and seized up. Being that its a cheaper bike, I didn't want to spend $$ on a new fork. I'd just have to get the tool to get the top caps out. Overall, a really great video. Thank you.
Just bought a cube acid hybrid..... an it’s got these forks on it 🤦🏻♂️ excellent tutorial for me to strip an rebuild...... but I can see why they are the low end of the market🙄..... I had Rockshox on my previous Trek 9.7...... I feel an upgrade coming on..... but many thanks🙏🏼
very nice videos rj. Your contents are all about entry level components which is what a lot of people have and videos are servicing them are missing because most youtubers are pro riders and only care about top end components. Would love to see you servicing a fox fork though I just upgraded from a crappy suntour :D
actually. Would really love to see you making a video about cleaning chains and drive chain withuout a chain cleaner. I always cant get the dirt on the inside of the chain off thoroughly without picking them with a tooth pick one link at a time...
Thank you so much for this tear down/assembly, super helpful! Will find out if the overall saves my old fork when the Suntour tool arrives. I found it easiest to order the tool directly from suntour.
Great explanation.. and practical demonstration... you didn’t try and confuse with too many technical terms ..!!!👌👌👌👌thats just what a beginner needs !!! Well done and thank you for your time and effort!!!👍👍😁😁😁😁😁
I have a bike given to me which was painted black all over seat tyres wheels chain the lot so i am building it up from scratch with all new parts and personalising it your videos have been a great help as the ladt time i built a bike was when i was a kid and there are alot of new parts out there now. Ty for these vids
This was very helpful, more so than other videos. I have water and rust in mine because i thought you never had to take these apart, going to print myself the tool and fix it forst thing in the morning.
Nice one saved me time and money on my giant Ltd mb, stripping bike down and servicing, ready for spring bike packing, changing rear cassette and front rings too.
I have had these forks on previous hard tail mountain bikes but not once have i ever serviced them I think my local bike shop serviced either the ones on a previous hard tail i used too have or they serviced the spring suspension forks on my Trek Marlin 5 2019 model when i got it serviced well over a year ago i think, I'm going too take mine apart at some point.
Thank's a Lot for your video !! I used this video to disassemble other sr Suntour fork's ...and I ca say once you got the concept no Suntour fork's can resist to me !!! I already fix 2 of them and I'm going to fix another one soon...The sr Suntour tool was very useful !! And It easy to find on Ebay as you mentioned ....Thank's a lot gr8 job gr8 video !! :-0)
I have a XCM 30 on my GT Avalanche Comp 2019, I just clicked the preload 4 clicks towards the frame and it's honestly good enough for some of the downhill trails i ride..
Thank you! I have a newer bike with a Suntour XCM34 DS 130mm fork. However it seems to only have about 100mm of actual travel. Can I shorten (or remove) the rubber bump-stop inside the right side coil to get the extra 30mm of travel?
I keep mine locked up because they are crap , can I use springs an shit for a rock shock or something mine has that blue cap to adjust but they are 2 soft , I have rebuilt forks for a Kawasaki KMX 200 when I was still at school, I don’t know how I did it because I don’t have the patience to do things like that no more for some reason
Thanks matey. Was wondering how to get the bushings out. This guide works for the NEX hybrid fork as well. They all seem built similarly. One of the bushings stayed on the stanchion when I pulled the lowers. Apparently galvanic corrosion built up over 11 years and made the bushing not slot into place. Had to scrape out the corrosion to get it to fit again.
I have an old Suntour M7600 fork but it doesnt have bolts on the bottom and it doesnt have these special caps you need a key for either. I have no idea how to take it apart and I cant find any manuals online.
RJ The Bike Guy i need help and how to the coils back the correct way it seems that bottom part and top part of wheel feels a little loose but no all pieces fit in bottom part i have a specialized 2016 rockhopper please hell
Good video. At 3:20, you refer to the short rods with springs on them as "plungers." When I took my fork apart and removed these, I found the short springs on them rusted, broken, and in need of replacement. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find any such springs on the Suntour parts site. What do you call these springs and do you have any idea where to get replacements?
Nice guide Mate, mine is XCE 28 and would love to strip and grease it. This guide seems spot on apart from my drive side has the lock on and non drive side with the rebound adjustment.
Just got a new bike and my preload adjustment knob on one side just keeps spinning in the anti clockwise direction while the other side has bottomed out. Is this normal and if not any idea what the problem is ? My diagnosis is a stripped thread on the plastic preload adjuster. Warranty issue unfortunately hope they send me a preload adjuster and tool .😟
The drive side has a blue adjuster for me which allows me to lock/unlock the fork, and I'm guessing it stopped working a while ago.. never really touched it, but now when trying to disassemble, that side is completely stuck, while the other one came free pretty easily.. :/
hi RJ and anyone reading this, I tried removing the top caps using the correct tool, still they would not open. it got to the point where i used the lockout mechanism thread to secure the tool in place (so it would not have room to go up and allow the teeth of the tool to come out of the teeth of the cap, if you catch my drift). Then with a large pipe wrench i could apply more force on the tool... Finally the teeth in the cap gave out and I'm stuck with the cap still firmly screwed into the fork (one side , the other came off). Any tip on best way how to get it out still at this point? (so I can order a replacement one and continue refurbishing this fork) Or would you say it's game over at this point and time to order a new fork altogether and bin this one? Cheers !
Best video about SR Suntour budget forks, after watching this I am pretty sure I can service my own fork rather than paying 50$ atleast... Which means more money for other parts 😂👌
Thank you very much for your excellent explanations. I need to buy both Slider Sleeves and I can't find where to buy those parts. Would you be so kind to put the link to buy them? Thanks again and best regards
I purchased a new Aventon Level E Bike in Mar 2022, it has the cheap zoom fork, after about 2 weeks the front fork makes a clunk sound when going over some bumps and it's pissing me off, it does not do this when it's locked out though, does anyone know what the issue is? Or even an upgrade fork the would fit this bike? Thanks John
This channel single-handedly keeps mechanic grease companies in business
The family heirloom lube can is still mostly full.
True words
... The bike shop says they are disposable forks, but so long as you can get the parts - they will ride again! Looks much easier than I expected too. Thank you
One of the best bike servicing instructions a saw in a long time, especially the information about the sleeves being a "wear part" has a value of gold for me. Thanks a lot!
Had a different fork, but the principles contained here helped a lot in doing a full service, and getting some movement back in my previously stuck fork.
Probably the best, most concise, informative vid there is on stripping these forks. Thanks 👌
Definitely.
Are there adjustments on those forks. I got a bike with mozo m30 forks and there dosen't seem to be any adjustments.
@@josephforcino8099 No, not really. You can adjust the preload, but in reality it makes very little difference. These are a cheap, made for purpose fork. They'll hold your front wheel on but don't expect any more than that.
@@r.davies2702 more like 'made for looks'... unless 'deception' was the purpose 🙉
Thank you RJ! Fixed my choppy action and leaky seals myself with this tutorial! Keep doing what you are doing, it truly helps!!
Thanks a lot mate. I finally serviced a fork that I had dreaded the very thought for months because I couldn't find a detailed guide
Straight to the point, and easy to listen to, Best video I've seen so far. Have to transfer parts from one fork to another and couldn't work out the best order to strip them.
Just pulled an old Scott YZ15 out of the garage and need to do the brakes. Fork has oil on the outside so wasn’t sure if the seals had gone. This was the first vid when I typed xcm fork strip into the search. Nice to see they are about as advanced as my 1966 Triumph Tiger Cub forks.😅 At least I now know it’s not oil leaking out of the forks.
I’ll have a mooch and see if you’ve done a brake service on Shimano BLM hydraulic system.
I’ve liked this vid and subscribed, as you seem to have struck a happy balance between explanation and showing the process. Not so complicated you’d frighten a newcomer, and not so simple that someone with some mechanical knowledge is left wanting. Nice job!
Just happen I need this video today, and you've uploaded on the same day, Amazing.
"its for cleaning shotguns, picked it up at a local garage sell" is such an american thing to say
Yeah elsewhere on the planet we just use bottle brush😅
Thanks so much!!! I ordered the repair kit from Suntour and everything I needed except your instruction was in the package. Dang! I forgot what suspension was supposed to feel like!! Much appreciated.
BIG THANKS RJ done overhaul on suntour xcm, from total seized fully striped down to fully working and lockout fixed (p.s vinegarr soaking rush over night worked a dream)
I have watched your video & was surprised that the shock did not contain any oil? I have a shock, Suntour XCM. Now the bad part, the shock is leaking oil, as a liquid? I'm in Mexico, the bike's been here for 8-10 yrs only used during the winter, so if it's melted grease Great! Is it possible for this grease to melt? By the way the bike a KSI 500 was purchased new in Guadalajara. Thanks for thee Great & Easy to understand Video! Much appreciated
Nice video and very helpful for your newbie home mechanic fans. Since suntour is the first choice for almost all the bike manufacturer's entry level segment, chances are xct, xcm, xcr forks are their one and only way to go. almost all of their super cheap to mid level hardtails got these models and sometimes rockshox xc 28, xc 30 coil varients can be seen. Again thanks for your tutorial. Watching this before disassembly, is really assuring for anyone. Want this type of tutorials even more.
Now that's a useful video! Servicing an entry level fork at home. Most people pay for the service almost as much as getting a used fork, why not doing it yourself. It would be awesome if you could do the same with RockShox Dart 3 fork. I think Dart lineup is about the same for servicing but that's just a wild estimation.
Is there even a reason to service forks like these? I mean I can see no benifit to doing so. There are no seals that can leak or real performance increase afterwards. Perhaps all reason I can think is if a part is badly worn out or damaged
@@paul-stefandutoit8990 worn bushings, hardened grease and bad seals that are letting dirt in.
Water pools in the bottom, rust
@@gryyta9617 soo they dont need to be serviced on working hours like air ? On every 120 Hours new sels and stuff .
@@nikolajovic8497 Not really, but they sure get worn. You can check the service manual for real h numbers or so.
Now all I need is that tool to take off the adjustment caps and a proper stand. Always wanted to do self service, thankfully I bumped into this vid. You made it look so easy and it's not a hassle to learn. Thank you!
My fork has a blue lockout lever on the right side. All I could find on the internet is to pop that lever off. However mine wouldn't pop off. And it turned out I didn't have to pop it off at all and I didn't even have to touch the right top cap. I just unscrewed the left top cap and only the left leg had a spring in it. The rest was just like in the video. Thanks!
Mine has 9 months in service now and started working incorrrectly, with its back travel getting slower like an airlplane landing gear shock. Again, bike forks should be capable of fast feedback, given the low mass of the cyclist + bike system. Dampers, especially viscous-type, like the hydraulic cartridges are intended to slow down the return travel on large mass systems to prevent them from bouncing for too long. That's taught on the basiscs of the mechanical engineering course, on vibration, and this is why car suspensions have a coil + fluid damper system. Back to my XCM 30, after these 9 months, it started to rub, making it sluggish on its back travel. When I opened it, I found the reason: The plastic caps at the end of the coil spings were too tight to the internal wall so as soon as they got some dirty and the ends of the coils got a bit rusty, they started to hold it back at the begining of the back travel, due the increased friction. After some finish sanding, it now works correctly, being promptly ready for the next obstacle as soon as it gets off the 1st. High frequency shock absorving function is back to mine now. I dare to say that under certain circumstances it works better than my Rockshox Judy from my 2nd bike, which is a fair comparison as it's also a coil spring fork. Althouh both are obviously not comparable to an air susp, Suntour has the advantages of being cheap and easy to maintain at home. The big problem I noticed is the rust on the chromed legs before 1 year in service, as these are parts that aren't worth to replace, epseciallly from the complexity and safety standpoints.
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Thank you. Fixed my son's forks after a wet muddy day at the bike park!
You made it look so easy! Hope it’s that easy when I service my forks! Thanks for the great video!
not that easy... wish real life had editing :)
@@alimantado373 true
This is super helpful. Thanks! I'm going to remove 1 spring and see how they feel for kid's 20" Rocky Mountain. They are useless to him now at only 72lbs sopping wet. I wonder if I could source softer springs for an XCM??
Wow, I am from Switzerland and you habe helpt me so much with this video, you have a very good flair to show and explain each step ....I just love it.....Many thanks for your time, work and presenting to us....👍👍👏👏❤
oh man, you just confirmed my thoughts... I did get a springy shock on my new to me bike. Now I know I will be looking for upgraded shocks. Great video!
Straight too the basics. No thrills... Loving it!
Now I know why I have to get rid of my XCMs ASAP! Great vid.
Cracking video, as always, many thanks RJ. Your attention to detail and excellent editing are very much appreciated. I‘ll be tackling my forks tomorrow! Cheers, Simon
I’ve always wondered what these horrible things look like inside. Thank you :)
Excellent vidio chuffed i found this as i thought all forks services were expensive and time consuming . Didnt even know these had springs inside.
Your video is awesome 🙌,I’ve watched a lot of videos regarding these forks,and this is the only one that’s given me the confidence to strip them down myself,thank you and pls keep up these awesome videos it helps people to save money and enjoy servicing you bike 👍🏻🤪😎👏👏👏
Instead of tapping the nuts on the bottom, we found its far quicker to take the nuts completely off and tap the brace with a mallet. We get a lot of these forks in my shop
This is great!! I got a mtb for free, but the forks are rusted and seized up. Being that its a cheaper bike, I didn't want to spend $$ on a new fork. I'd just have to get the tool to get the top caps out. Overall, a really great video. Thank you.
Just bought a cube acid hybrid..... an it’s got these forks on it 🤦🏻♂️ excellent tutorial for me to strip an rebuild...... but I can see why they are the low end of the market🙄..... I had Rockshox on my previous Trek 9.7...... I feel an upgrade coming on..... but many thanks🙏🏼
very nice videos rj. Your contents are all about entry level components which is what a lot of people have and videos are servicing them are missing because most youtubers are pro riders and only care about top end components. Would love to see you servicing a fox fork though I just upgraded from a crappy suntour :D
actually. Would really love to see you making a video about cleaning chains and drive chain withuout a chain cleaner. I always cant get the dirt on the inside of the chain off thoroughly without picking them with a tooth pick one link at a time...
That is why I use a chain scrubber.
Thank you so much for this tear down/assembly, super helpful!
Will find out if the overall saves my old fork when the Suntour tool arrives.
I found it easiest to order the tool directly from suntour.
did you?
Dude. You are a superhero to us in the field on the front.lines.. amazing!!
Great explanation.. and practical demonstration... you didn’t try and confuse with too many technical terms ..!!!👌👌👌👌thats just what a beginner needs !!! Well done and thank you for your time and effort!!!👍👍😁😁😁😁😁
Best suntour fork service I've ever seen. Love your work RJ
Thank you very much, more than wonderful video, and the explanation is very excellent
This is excellent! Before i open my fork, why does my fork bottom out? Adjusting th knob did not change anything. Is there something broken inside?
You, sir, got another like here. I needed this video, so yet again, thank you, you are helping me alot.
I have a bike given to me which was painted black all over seat tyres wheels chain the lot so i am building it up from scratch with all new parts and personalising it your videos have been a great help as the ladt time i built a bike was when i was a kid and there are alot of new parts out there now. Ty for these vids
This was very helpful, more so than other videos. I have water and rust in mine because i thought you never had to take these apart, going to print myself the tool and fix it forst thing in the morning.
Thanks man. This cured a creak that I thought was terminal for the fork
Nice one saved me time and money on my giant Ltd mb, stripping bike down and servicing, ready for spring bike packing, changing rear cassette and front rings too.
Thanks for the video. Cant tell you how much I appreciate all that you do!!!
Good Video man, the world needs more videos like this and people like you!
Again one ofvyour videos a great help , just finished my first service on my XCM lowers till my tool for uppers arrived, thanks dude 😎☘
Great detailed video. My shocks are making funny sounds, so I will take them apart using this video. Thanks.
thank you for this service instructions. also well spoken english. so i can understand almost 100%. thanks from germany
Really helpful video, all steps well explained in detail.
I have one of these forks and now I am prepared in case I need to service it.
every time I need video for a bike repair you provide every time ,thank you RJ 🙏😀,,🇬🇧
I have had these forks on previous hard tail mountain bikes but not once have i ever serviced them I think my local bike shop serviced either the ones on a previous hard tail i used too have or they serviced the spring suspension forks on my Trek Marlin 5 2019 model when i got it serviced well over a year ago i think, I'm going too take mine apart at some point.
Awesome video thanks. Worked on cars all my life but now I have to learn bikes.
My first time dealing with xcm forks. Thank you for the video great help 👍.
Thank you so much for making this video easy to understand. Looking forward to maintaining my fork of 20 years.
Thank's a Lot for your video !! I used this video to disassemble other sr Suntour fork's ...and I ca say once you got the concept no Suntour fork's can resist to me !!! I already fix 2 of them and I'm going to fix another one soon...The sr Suntour tool was very useful !! And It easy to find on Ebay as you mentioned ....Thank's a lot gr8 job gr8 video !! :-0)
Just got a pair of these forks for my late 90s diamondback apex this vid is perfect
I have a XCM 30 on my GT Avalanche Comp 2019, I just clicked the preload 4 clicks towards the frame and it's honestly good enough for some of the downhill trails i ride..
I have the same fork
Thank you! I have a newer bike with a Suntour XCM34 DS 130mm fork. However it seems to only have about 100mm of actual travel. Can I shorten (or remove) the rubber bump-stop inside the right side coil to get the extra 30mm of travel?
how to open a big cap of drive side ? which works as fork lock or unlock
I keep mine locked up because they are crap , can I use springs an shit for a rock shock or something mine has that blue cap to adjust but they are 2 soft , I have rebuilt forks for a Kawasaki KMX 200 when I was still at school, I don’t know how I did it because I don’t have the patience to do things like that no more for some reason
"Being dead is not fun" - classic RJ
Hi sir I have watch your video ,I'm from India ,I have a bycycle having nrx 8000 suspension is not working can u help me to fix it
Philosophy hour with sir rj
pewede po pagawa ako na bike ko mangkano po kuya
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could you upgrade the spring, to some that are stiffer, and put a dampener on the non drive side also?
Thanks matey. Was wondering how to get the bushings out. This guide works for the NEX hybrid fork as well. They all seem built similarly. One of the bushings stayed on the stanchion when I pulled the lowers. Apparently galvanic corrosion built up over 11 years and made the bushing not slot into place. Had to scrape out the corrosion to get it to fit again.
Is it still worth it to service the fork if it's already beat up ?
Hey I rlly need help with my suntour xce 28. I tried cleaning it but now I cant put it back together. I would rlly appreciate a vid about it. Ty
I have an old Suntour M7600 fork but it doesnt have bolts on the bottom and it doesnt have these special caps you need a key for either. I have no idea how to take it apart and I cant find any manuals online.
Thanks a lot great video 👍 anyone know if car oil would be a good option instead of grease ? I have no grease
Uh, no. I think I was pretty clear in the video.
RJ The Bike Guy i need help and how to the coils back the correct way it seems that bottom part and top part of wheel feels a little loose but no all pieces fit in bottom part i have a specialized 2016 rockhopper please hell
Why on my carrera vulcan,with same fork,i can find some oil by that screw down on fork?
Good video. At 3:20, you refer to the short rods with springs on them as "plungers." When I took my fork apart and removed these, I found the short springs on them rusted, broken, and in need of replacement. Unfortunately, I can't seem to find any such springs on the Suntour parts site. What do you call these springs and do you have any idea where to get replacements?
Enjoyed your vid RJ! If you could explain the tech a little more, like how the lockout works for example. The little details help . Thank you!
Hello! Do you think you can put Teflon sliders for easier sliding? Instead of the current plastic ones. Thank you
Thanks for sharing this detailed video... I have to service my fork from my Cannondale and now I know exactly what I will face and what to do... :>))
Nice guide Mate, mine is XCE 28 and would love to strip and grease it. This guide seems spot on apart from my drive side has the lock on and non drive side with the rebound adjustment.
Should the preload of this type of fork be adjusted equally on both sides, if so what is the correct method?
Just got a new bike and my preload adjustment knob on one side just keeps spinning in the anti clockwise direction while the other side has bottomed out.
Is this normal and if not any idea what the problem is ?
My diagnosis is a stripped thread on the plastic preload adjuster.
Warranty issue unfortunately hope they send me a preload adjuster and tool .😟
Always just when pouring a cup of coffee ☕thx man 👌
I just received my tool, but only one side of the fork uses the tool. What do I do? My fork is a 29" XCM, on a 2017 Norco Storm 9.1.
Good job. You give me the confidence to tackle the job myself.
Are there no Shock absorbers in there ? Like a damper?? It's only springs?
Bless from Chile.. Never stop making videos please.. Never forget
The drive side has a blue adjuster for me which allows me to lock/unlock the fork, and I'm guessing it stopped working a while ago.. never really touched it, but now when trying to disassemble, that side is completely stuck, while the other one came free pretty easily.. :/
hi RJ and anyone reading this,
I tried removing the top caps using the correct tool, still they would not open. it got to the point where i used the lockout mechanism thread to secure the tool in place (so it would not have room to go up and allow the teeth of the tool to come out of the teeth of the cap, if you catch my drift). Then with a large pipe wrench i could apply more force on the tool... Finally the teeth in the cap gave out and I'm stuck with the cap still firmly screwed into the fork (one side , the other came off).
Any tip on best way how to get it out still at this point? (so I can order a replacement one and continue refurbishing this fork) Or would you say it's game over at this point and time to order a new fork altogether and bin this one?
Cheers !
thank you this videos, help me very very much
Best video about SR Suntour budget forks, after watching this I am pretty sure I can service my own fork rather than paying 50$ atleast... Which means more money for other parts 😂👌
great tutorial....i have that brand currently on my bike. it’s getting replaced asap. want something lite and more flexibility in its settings
Nice video, i thought suspension forks needed to have oil to dampen the shocks
Thank you very much for your excellent explanations.
I need to buy both Slider Sleeves and I can't find where to buy those parts.
Would you be so kind to put the link to buy them?
Thanks again and best regards
This is one i liked watching excellent video thank you Phil from UK
Another great video to add to your already fairly health library, excellent work RJ
Wow! Concise, easy to follow video. Excellent!
Great instructional service video...I have these forks on my Bianchi Kuma 5300 hardtail and found it very useful. Thanks very much indeed 👍😀
My fork is a stockfork but the top cups is not connected to the spring.
What would i do?
DOES HAVING A LOCK CAP ON SR SUNTOUR XCM30 FORKS MAKE ANY DIFFERENCE
thank you for the video
first time servicing a fork, all went well!
Personally you should use break cleaner once you disassemble the forks but i won’t argue just a quick pro tip for those that are new.
Hey, in my SR Suntour XCM, the 4mm and 5mm allen key stuff to fix the lockout doesn't get tight at all. What can I do to fix it?
I purchased a new Aventon Level E Bike in Mar 2022, it has the cheap
zoom fork, after about 2 weeks the front fork makes a clunk sound when
going over some bumps and it's
pissing me off, it does not do this when it's locked out though, does
anyone know what the issue is? Or even an upgrade fork the would fit
this bike? Thanks John
very helpful video.. thank you so much for making this. now i can repair my fpr without bringing it to bicycle shop.