Fox Shock Eyelet Bearing Mounting Hardware install and removal service guide for beginners

[@eddierivera7803]

Love your videos Zoubtube .Every time I get stuck or forget a step I refer to one of your well explained and concise videos and I get my work done fast. It sucks getting old. Keep it up!

[@zoubtube]

"Every time I get stuck or forget a step I refer to one of your well explained and concise videos and I get my work done fast" Phew!! I'm glad I'm not the only one! 😁 Very glad to hear they come in handy and thank you very much for the comment! More videos to come 👍

[@YorkshireDavid]

I just used a rubber strap wrench after knocking out the bearings. Cheers for the video.

[@zoubtube]

To remove the cups? Dude if that works that an awesome tip. let me know thanks

[@robertocalvo934]

Your videos are awesome, so easy and clear to follownthe procedures. I might need the removsl kit since i want to change the stroke but the thing is damm expensive. Would it be posible to remove the stroke spacer without taking off the air can completely? Cheers

[@zoubtube]

Thank you very much for the postive feedback. unfortunately you won't be able to remove the travel limiter safely for this shock without removing the air can and piston assembly. You can try to cut the limiter out but there is risk of damaging something during the process. I feel your frustration with the tool. You can find bolt online that will help for MUCH cheaper than the fox tools. It just SUCKS that fox chose a thread pitch that hardware stores don't carry, or else this would cost about a buck! Some did mention that you can use a strap wrench to remove the cups but I haven't tried this yet. I definitely will the next time I come across one of these

[@robertocalvo934]

@zoubtube Thanks. Gonna try find a couole of those bolts. Its gonna be hard though, since Im in Spain and freedom bolts are not that common😅. If not i guess I'll have to bend my ass to Fox and buy the kit. Well...

[@natej7929]

Thanks for the great video, love the options for getting it done without the fox tool. I do want to know where did you get that shaft clamp?

[@zoubtube]

Thank you very much for the comment. Are you referring to the softjaw? if yes, the one in the video is the rockshox reverb softjaw, which is STUPID expensive now, but any flat softjaw will work.

[@eironordi1960]

Good day sir, What is oil used for lower leg service for rockshox Zeb. Thank you

[@zoubtube]

Maxima PLUSH Dynamic Suspension Lube "LIGHT" The amount of oil on each side is dependent on the year, what year zeb do you have?

[@eironordi1960]

@@zoubtube rockshox Zeb select 2021. Thank you sir

[@deadfinggerz]

Will an m12 bolt fit?

[@zoubtube]

My sincere apologies for the delayed response, this one literally fell through the cracks. A 12mm won't work. It needs a 1/2" bolt with very fine threading as opposed to fine threading. Problem is, most hardware stores only carry fine threading at 1/2". Technically, you can use a 1/2 tap to tap new threads; or you can try and do the same with a 1/2 bolt. Basically, FOX used a rare thread type on a common bolt size so they could sell a proprietary tool.

[@deadfinggerz]

@@zoubtube I ended up buying a 28TPI 1/2 tap and die set. Then sand the tap a bit to dull the edges then use it to tap the bearing cups out. So its a 28 TPI 1/2 bolt that you need.

[@zoubtube]

@@deadfinggerzThank you so much for sharing this 👍. I never really looked into it outside of going to my local hardware stores. What's dumb is I have a large tap set and never once did I think about using it to find the right TPI. 😵‍💫 thank again

[@SubversionGarage]

I know Rocky Mountain has a tool for their models that use bearing cups, but no idea if it would have helped you here.

[@zoubtube]

Thank you so much for the heads myman 👍. I had no idea rocky mountain bike sold a similar tool. and for significantly less than fox. I'll put the link in the description in case other are interested.

[@Emtbtoday]

Get tools on bay for tenner just now both types work great

[@zoubtube]

Are yo saying you for the bearing hardware removal tool for $10 on ebay? send me the link so I can post it in the description for folks!

[@45graham45]

Got a link?

[@hondata_k2018]

1/2inch... hmm so M13x1.25 should fit 🤔

[@zoubtube]

In theory it should work, but you might have to give it a bit of a nudge to fit. 😉

[@bascanu1]

nice

[@zoubtube]

Glad you liked the video. hopefully it helps out one day 👍

[@kostak2171]

Seems like Rockshox is the way to go for ease of maintenance...

[@SubversionGarage]

Both companies have their issues, but the frame manufacturers specify the use of bearing cups in shocks. The common solution for most has been to carve new threads, but YMMV

[@zoubtube]

Let put it this way, If I could combine the best stuff from each company into one product line, we'd have the best overall mtb suspension products 😉

[@45graham45]

Aarrrgh. Imperial fractions. Just use mm.

[@zoubtube]

Aarrrgh indeed. Metric is SOOOOO much better in every way! 👍

[@antoniocasciello69]

you talk too much

[@zoubtube]

Your right, I should stop talking too much. Verbal diarrhea, a veritable Niagara Falls of vocalizations, is a problem I need to get under control, like trying to herd squirrels with a spork. I need to limit my words in a way that explains the point only; I need to stop rambling, like a runaway shopping cart careening through a supermarket of linguistic confusion. It’s like I’m trying to fill every available space with sound, as if silence is some terrifying void I must avoid at all costs, a cosmic black hole that threatens to suck away all meaning and replace it with the echoing sound of… nothingness! This constant need to vocalize every passing thought, every fleeting observation, creates a wall of noise that prevents genuine connection and understanding, a cacophony of verbal confetti raining down on the unsuspecting listener. 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