|   Manitou Fork Probleem | SPOKE
Dec 18, 2001 9:38 PM | | I just finished changing the spring on my 2000 Manitou SX LT fork, and for some weird reason (voices in my head told me to), I unscrewed the top of the other stanchion...the compession damping side. As soon as I turned it about a half-turn, it started sputtering oil out from underneath the bolt (?) I was turning. For some reason I decided this was a good thing, because I remembered reading something about these forks having to be "burped" periodically, so I assumed that was what was happening. Then I unscrewed the bolt the whole way, and pulled out the assembly to look at it. Mistake. When I put everything back together, the fork makes a 'whoosh' sound. |
| re: Manitou Fork Probleem | hedgehog
Dec 19, 2001 9:49 AM | | As long as the oil height is high enough to submerge the compression damper valve assembly you should be ok. Don't overfill it though. Too much oil will also cause problems. |
| re: Manitou Fork Probleem | SPOKE
Dec 19, 2001 6:16 PM | | It really didn't seem like much oil...is there any way that what I did could have destroyed the damper? |
| re: Manitou Fork Probleem | Dougal
Dec 19, 2001 10:44 PM | | No you can't destroy the damper in those.
Check you got the topcap seated right, it could be dirt stopping the seal and letting air escape.
Dougal.8m.com |
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