GT RTS All Terra Mountain Bike with Girvin Vector Forks

[Pickle]

So there is no way that I can get it to work with my bike?

No, I wouldn't have thought so. I'd suggest looking on Ebay for a RTS specific rear shock.

At first glance that shock looks suitable, but its not I'm affraid.

 

[TheJay]

Damn it! Thank you for clarifying Pickle.

I just don't understand what is causing the clicky noise from within the rear shock.

 

[TheJay]

Could someone please clarify what the frame is made from?

 

[Pickle]

Aluminium.

If its an RTS-1 then 6061 grade alloy; if its an RTS-2 then 7000 grade alloy.



Have your forks arrived Shaun?

 

[TheJay]

Hello Pickle,

well apparently they arrived a few days ago but I noticed them in the house yesterday. I fitted them within 45 minutes, I have just got to adjust the headset (I think that's what it's called so that it does not move).

Thank you!

Okay, so it's an alloy. If I do decide to paint it, I need to know what type of alloy it is so that I can prepare it appropriately. Like if it is aluminium then it will need to be treated with a special alomide coating or something along those lines.

 

[xizang]

It's aluminium. There should be a stamp on the rear stay, by the drop-out, to tell you what grade, 6061, 7075.etc

 

[TheJay]

Thank you for this information!

Pickle, I tried to fit the front forks that you sent me and there was a lot of movement between the frame and the wheel/front fork. I was told to tighten up the headsdet cap but it still wouldn't stop moving.

Then I tried tightening it more and more, still no less movement. I took the headset cap off and realised that I had pulled something loose, which should not be loose. Now I am unable to tighten at all because the piece that allows you to screw the rounded piece of metal down has come out.

What options do I have available in order to fix the problem of the loose fork and the damaged part of the inside which fixes the headset cap to the main part of the fork?

I have some images which demonstrate what I am talking about, I would use the names of the parts if I knew what they were.

 

[Pickle]

Right, to tighten the forks up you need your stem and stem cap.

Put you stem on, and any spacers under it that you may need, so the top of the steerer sits flush with the top of your stem.

Put the stem cap on top and then the do up the bolt that tightens to the star nut (which is the nut that is already in your fork steerer tube).

Then, tighten up your stem onto the steerer.

This should solve the problems.



It may be that your used to threaded forks/headsets, whereas this is different with it being and Aheadset.

 

[TheJay]

Ah, so I must take remove the stem that came with the forks and replace it with the one which was already on the bike?

I kind of messed up the cog type pieces of metal inside the stem and now they are useless. I tried to get them out with a hammer and a long rounded piece of metal and the one came out in two bits but the other is still lodged towards the bottom.

If I do have to remove the existing stem that came with the forks, then how do I do it and then how do I put the other stem firmly into its place?

Thanks for your help Pickle and everyone else!

 

[stew-b]

you cannot remove the gouge on the frame,just polish it and put it down to war wounds,a little history on the frame