Judy XC: What year are these and how to set up?

[Max Mudroom]

Hi all
I have acquired what I think is a 2001 Judy XC fork (perhaps someone could confirm the year by the graphics? I have struggled to find info):

It seems in good nick apart from a bit of corrosion under the paint on the mag legs, the stanchions are tip-top and move smoothly. But I can't quite work out how to set it up. There are two identical black dials at the top of the fork legs which click with every turn of 180 degrees. I am guessing that one is for rebound and the other is for setting the spring stiffness/sag, but I don't know which one is which. Neither seems to actually do very much.

Can someone save me a bit of time playing with them and enlighten me on the correct operation of the dials?

Thanks

 

[xam1]

Re:

Those dials at the top caps are both for spring preload, and the rebound knob is on the bottom of the right leg.

 

[Max Mudroom]

(goes off to shed and checks right fork leg) Ah-ha. Thanks, don't know how I missed the fork leg adjuster, considering it was the same on my last set of (newer) Rockshox

Can I safely take it that clockwise=more preload?

Anyone know if I was right about the year?

 

[Bob]

Re:

Yep, 2001, top caps clockwise adds preload, anti clockwise to back preload off, the bottom adjuster for rebound only moves about half a turn so don't go forcing it, here's a linky to the ones I found myself buying a couple of years ago, viewtopic.php?t=214840 there's a link in that thread to the owners manual I think