RockShox Fork - Full Rebuild. How To Service Upper And Lower Legs. Tutorial

You can maintain your RockShox fork by yourself. Here's the typical model with air spring, rebound and a lockout. I'll show you how to clean the fork inside and replace the seals. Just follow me closely...
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[@brianchun1908]

The best part about this video is that he is cleaning basically a brand new fork that already looks fresh so it looks effortless.

[@dday7902]

Yes, ineer parts are perfectly clean and new, makes no sense.

[@brianchun1908]

@SleepyclaN Zz most of the rust is on the crown race which you can replace. Whatever left that is on thr steering tube is minor. There is no problem

[@mr_World_01]

👍👍👍👍

[@geromemcgill8483]

I need this guy to rebuild my bike.

[@rammaghanoy7316]

Haha

[@infinitygamerz8934]

Actually , i also need this guy to rebuild my bike as well

[@akhtarmahmood543]

Also

[@Solar.house.engg-islamabad]

Ok

[@user-cl7hk6lk9t]

Ok

[@Samuelx123x]

This is basically the only thing I go to the bike shop for. Things like brake bleeding and derailleur adjustments I can handle myself, but this one.. damn. Still quite informative though. 😆

[@ironhorse6688]

Watching this video actually lowered my blood pressure, very relaxing n therapeutic.

[@w.m.aslam-author]

A very thorough tutorial, and just goes to show how important front fork servicing really is. Thanks for sharing.

[@taturanaviolenta8388]

Moto mais rápida

[@bartonmusic1]

Thank you. Your video helped me... determine that I should take my bike to a qualified bike mechanic.

[@miskomiskovic3805]

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[@The100peter]

Even after ten years, this clip proves helpful - in my case not only for it being the tutorial I just needed but on top of it for helping identifying some parts in my Tora SL from visible part numbers in your video - as SRAM tends to be a bit cryptic on what parts actually fit my SL solo air fork. Thank you profoundly! :)

[@jerryb1234]

Please tell the rest of us what parts were identified?, I didn't see the name of a single part that was identified, you didn't even watch it did ya?, lol

[@The100peter]

@@jerryb1234 troll someone else, will ya?

[@Darkralos]

I serviced my 2006 Tora SL following this tutorial. Very helpful. Thank you!

[@robertpucovsky]

This bike didn't need maintenance. Just look how clean and neat everything looks!

[@johnmurcott1273]

It's a demo/tutorial... better to show what it should look like rather than what it shouldn't

[@lupeezyy]

LOL the difference in the lock out knob from 13:17 to 13:19 . I'm guessing external snap ring pliers were not used

[@xanderarena]

Best comment lol

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Best 10 bucks I ever spent!

[@Dobbs1984]

Man, you're awesome! what a nice turtorial, you took away my fear. Let's do it!

[@clickbaitnumberone1403]

Good recovery, sick biker. I hope you won t be sick one day.

[@DenebAlgedi11]

This flick is totally hypnotizing.

[@viv3541]

Very informative and satisfying video. Thanks :)

[@richarddinning6901]

Im going to do this what could go wrong.

[@electrao09]

What a spectacular tutorial. Loved it. Thank you!

[@NOK2014_Corfu_Activities]

4:31 Dust seals must be replaced every 50 hours. If you dont do it, you are risking the failure of the dust seal where the spring seats. That will result in a direct contact between spring and upper leg. If this happens when you are riding, then you are going to have an upper leg scratched by the spring since the leg will be moving up and down against the spring. Dust seals are not to be inspected just by looking.... You cannot see their internal material fatigue. You got to remove it every 50hrs in order to avoid this particular damage of the plastic spring seat being bended / taken away / broken by the spring .... The 50hrs kit is there not to avoid it. It is there to buy it for some reasons. Good luck!

[@thekangaroo1880]

I have coil suspension on my giant I watched your coil suspension video and I’m just here for the sake of it

[@erw1nk779]

As soon as minutes 7:01, I changed my mind for DIY. Great video! Thanks

[@AndyDane]

Great video thanks, watched this to strip my 2010 Revelation Race. Some differences on the internals but not massively. Ready to have new seals fitted and be re-assembled tomorrow, hoping that will sort out my leaking negative chamber!

[@cannondany]

Cool, do this overhaul from time to time and the fork will run smoothly for years.

[@AndyDane]

@@cannondany Turned out nothing was wrong with any seals, the foam on the positive air piston had completely dried out and that seemed to be causing the leak. Re-oiled and regreased and it's all running smoothly again :)

[@davidbeacham5786]

Finally I found just what I was looking for, thankyouthankyouthankyou -

[@HoneyBeagle]

Really doesn’t look very difficult. Good video I’m positive I can do it myself now

[@ajaymasiwal4051]

You did

[@matthewdufty606]

Great video. Gave me just what I needed 👌🤙

[@marcsee4072]

fantastic video. onto my first service now ;-) man you rock!!!

[@gushamilton5188]

this guy makes amazing videos. Seriously, I watch a ton of tutorial style videos. This is the best of them.

[@harrybradley7405]

This is a satisfying video.

[@HerbertPundik]

love the adjustable spanner

[@allycatgirl4075]

Excellent, seeing it being done helps clarify some of the diagram manual instructions.

[@VijayKumar-lm2mm]

This suspension is so satisfying

[@juliusjames9305]

And da beat was mean while he did it!! 😎👍🤝🤘

[@topcyclebfk287]

Very intuitive video thanks a lot.keep up the good work

[@joeydorego9246]

Oh thank you so much. I am going to do this to my forks in a couple of weeks and I did not find any good videos on KZbin and this helped so much!! It would be better is you spoke in it.

[@g.fortin3228]

the music put my to sleep i woke up it was over

[@chadhelvey7827]

OK that was insane. I've never taken shocks apart, I thought it was as easy as adding oil to the top. Lol

[@coby23975]

Very nice work dude!

[@mikpopiel473]

Great video- for the poploc/compression rebound damper service and rebuild, I have the identical one in my Silver TK. I’m having an issue where after reassembly of the damper in the fork, and re-attached cable to the spool (remote version) it is NOT locking out. I’m thinking I’ve messed something up with the reassembly of the sub components in the Compression Damper. Any help would be appreciated.

[@chakatania]

Yikes! I used to take Sony Walkmans & turntables apart, repair them and put them back together. This is pretty much the same. Not going back to that!. But kudos to the tech who is demonstrating this. More than "good job" -- WOW! I recommend anyone attempting to do this to video yourself so you can get all the parts back in the correct order.

[@catsbyondrepair]

You are a female so no you didn't

[@savoirfaire8979]

YUKI JINJUJI - Wow.

[@haha-eo2ji]

Chill background music 😎

[@nelsonleonardogarciaeslava8487]

Very good clear neumatik and cleaning and lubricating

[@richardbarton6747]

Very good detail, many thanks.

[@peanutbutter291]

Am I the only one who is watching this just for satisfaction?????

[@adamdaniel4781]

Yes

[@norbertgrimm5289]

Good job and it's alwas surprising how smooth even these cheaper forks like the Tora, XC32 and Recon are after a complete service. The solo Air spring hasn't changed remarkably since then, nowadays they just come with grease. I always use both grease snd some drops of oil for the air chamber.

[@Stimpy125]

really nice video, keep up the good work! i had to giggle a little bit when seeing the scratched damper cap (?) after removing the clamp :D

[@Ecksterphono]

Great video, I've been servicing MTB shocks for ages even before the days of KZbin. From Rockshox Judy DH, to Rockshox Jett, Dart, etc. Manitou as well . For the Rockshox Judy they have a special slider lube called Judy butter. Pretty much the same lubes as shown in the video. Rockshox recommends staying away from lithium based lubricants.

[@AngelRodriguez-kg9bz]

so is it the same process cleaning the older rock shox forks?? I got two 90s Zaskars with bad Rock Shox forks that I would like to try to rebuild. Thanks!

[@Ecksterphono]

@@AngelRodriguez-kg9bz It is depending what style. Some of them have gas struts which others don't. Some gas strut Assemblies are rebuildable while others are sealed and require replacement. However if your down tubes are pitted slightly or missing chrome, or the coating, it's better to replace the whole fork. Some rebuildable gas forks require nitrogen instead of air.

[@AngelRodriguez-kg9bz]

@@Ecksterphono thanks... I think mine are just spring loaded... No gas so I think it's just disassembling them and seeing if something is broken

[@jason87ist]

hi i have a rockshok reba solo air is the procedure identical?

[@dhirenpatel7670]

Thanks for sharing this informative content keep it up.

[@justusernst8053]

Nice video! One Question can you exchange the fork damper oil without removing the lowers? Or will some oil remain at the bottom under the sliding seal so you don't know how much you need to put back in?

[@spir3858]

I will go to the bicycle engineer shop and say : SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY ! Do it for me 🤣🤣🤣

[@Alisherazi710]

Same to😂😂

[@realzeti]

Very informative, clear and w/o unnecessary fluff; nice music too. I'm wondering: is the shock pressure specific per shock/model or is there a general pressure range the shocks should be pumped to? Dziekuje kolego.

[@bryanpeeters2552]

I have no idea, i have a rockshox argyle 409 and i ride mine on like 225 psi. It's a dirt jumper fork. not super stiff tho but it sounds like that at that pressure. it's perfect for me now.

[@MaplePanda04]

It depends on your weight. There are online calculators available.

[@CiderPang27]

Any ideas on how to separate a seized Judy? No movement at all either way. Opened it up removed the spring and drained the oil from the other side. Thinking of removing the fork seals to see if anything nasty is hiding under them. Any help would be appreciated.

[@richardmcnally2056]

Outstanding. Thank you.

[@strawbery1968]

It is a very hard work cleaning a very clean fork ha!!

[@prashan_1hakuri]

i watched the entire thing and i dont even own a bike

[@chhuanmawii9630]

Dammm

[@davidedecaro4839]

Thanks for the video, unfortunately it was not done for two years, I'm trying to try my hand following your tutorial but the negative part is blocked, I can not pull it out more I do not come out as if it were completely dry; how can I do?

[@galehess6676]

Much easier than you'd think. Take your time. Makes for a smoooth operating fork! big difference if oil is old. There aren't parts that are easily put in backwards, dropped, springs that jump out and that kind of thing. Easy out, easy in. I've done a few (RS Blackbox, Foxes, all easy enough, even if you are, like me, not mechanically inclined). Revise that "tap gently with mallet," to "beat the snot out of that bolt," as that is sometimes the case, it slowly works loose after many medium taps.

[@Krishna7307kibg]

I need this guy to rebuild my bike 🚲

[@rickp7683]

Made it look so easy ,👍

[@jhonatanwagnnersilva2185]

Ótimo video! ajudou muito para muitos que não tem conhecimento de como fazer uma manutenção completa como essa. Parabéns.

[@benhaj7662]

Could you list a producs of what you are using please...type of grease etc...

[@joshualieuwen9817]

Sram butter, suspension oil of correct wt, seal kits. that's the stuff you be putting inside,

[@copylot77]

2 wheels carry our soul! It's a very nice video, I'm an electric mountain bike rider, I live in the Netherlands, I'm still waiting for my new channel. Good luck with my love.....

[@user-bb1zp3hs8t]

Great demonstration, Thanks 👍💖🌷🙏

[@onetimer100]

This is the sexiest service video ever! Good stuff, thks for posting.

[@BabaResto]

What kind of spray that used to clead the shock shaft ?

[@RailwaysRomania]

PROFESSIONAL.

[@MoToxicity]

How do I know how much oil to put in the bottom of my forks? I have manitou minute. Nowhere online tells me how much to put in the bottom

[@florianrazvan4777]

Good job man

[@wumppssos5334]

The Video is satisfying

[@sashens]

Szaj jakie mogą być przyczyny nie działającej blokady amora chodzi o rock shox XC 30

[@hovhannesjava2086]

Какие пружинные вилки надёжнее и долговечнее с блокировкой и регулировкой или без регулировок?

[@sawyerdann2507]

This is extremely helpful

[@johngraboski]

13:15 didn't have a spring removal tool eh? damn... o.O LOL

[@TSilva01]

Yeah, notice that too, lol Forced with a screwdriver....

[@2bz2ranch45]

Okay,,, we get it,,,, clean the fork!!!

[@barzankoya384]

Very detailed, thanks a lot

[@paidapps733]

Excellant video. Perfect for my manitou mars elite.

[@mustafayildirim9060]

0:30 The spray cans noise and the background music melody are the same

[@thatbikeguy4800]

nah bro

[@bankfenn8531]

@@thatbikeguy4800 you a bitch

[@bankfenn8531]

yes, it's the rhythm that matches. cool, thanks for the spot!

[@CooLDaX]

I saw what you did to the blue lockout cap, you should really invest in retaining ring pliers for seeger/safety ring removal. :)))

[@djbillye4943]

scratched abit lol

[@philipstanley4286]

good video, amazed you are using an adjustable spanner aka nutbuggerer get the right sizes FTW

[@mrpappagone]

best video for service - thnks

[@aaronkashmer5882]

So what do you do if you have scratches or pits?

[@minifireball1170]

You can put clear nail polish in them to smooth them out.

[@aaronkashmer5882]

@@minifireball1170 Ya I am going to use some of the Rustolium Hammer Tone to fill them in. Its a "found for free" 07 Garry Fisher. my 12yo is going to ride and Its just way up on the forks. I buff it all out smooth... it will be great!

[@a.wolfgang6423]

It’s like taking apart a pen and assembling it again

[@jpsalis]

So that's what they meant by lower oil. Why is this done? Does this distribute heat better to the outside? I can't imagine it lubricates super well, unless the manufacturer expects it to slosh up and down a lot in bumps.

[@vinothkumar4026]

Hi bro, is there any airbag shock absorber for bicycle, ?

[@negrosaul]

100% efectivo!!!!

[@Lezz015]

do not use oil for air springs, use calcium grease instread do not remove rebound rod if all okay, because you can damage seal o-ring and oil from damper will leaks to the lowers while riding

[@umutcakir8686]

hello my friend, how much is the weight of the tongs you are cleaning

[@molley17]

Great video, my lockout has stopped working on my Rockshox recon sl forks, they also make a clunking noise when compressed will this service fix them or is something broken internally?

[@weast2123]

It could be a broken cartridge and/or lack of oil

[@hajjisantiago8867]

I’de rather pay for the service than dismantling my fork... 🤪🤣🍻

[@sebastianeiselt37]

I have to do the first Service on my Zeb Ultimate soon, i am more than Uncomfortable doing it myself... Bit less after this Vid, but the Intenals are bit more coplicated :/

[@aspunkyyacker6850]

How are they compared to a lyrik? Check out GMBN vids too 👍

[@dailyentertainment7258]

Where to buy the thing that holds your bike. Like same model of yours

[@rajeshuraiya5032]

Thanks for give me this idea

[@letour32rr]

Very detailed video, thanks for uploading. Warning, music is NSFW, lol.

[@tonytusk5524]

Total kickass video!!

[@mohammadassadi5893]

why I'm watching this .. I even don't have a bike :/

[@arslan4638]

Great video

[@daf105xf9]

Good Job 👍

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[@juncusbufonius]

Ah, I see I didn't know what cleaning meant. Silly me.

[@ihsanulusoy16]

Hi there. After doing that service my damper doesnt switch back to open position after i close it. Seemd like i coudnt get the spring right inside the damper. Any sugestions

[@szczur0192]

Go to the bike shop

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