Manitou - 99/2000 fork servicing

[twain]

Righty-o, i have a set of Manitou triple clamp(?) forks that im servicing.

these:

i'm not exact on model type so if anyone is sure please feel free to advise!

replacing the fork oil and realised i have ordered 7.5wt rather than 5wt.
anyone know what the real differene bwteeen these are in terms of how rebound/compression damping?

would i actually feel the difference?
service manual recommends 5wt

 

[FluffyChicken]

Re:

If you're very heavy it may be better.
To be honest though fill it and try it.
You can always drain and fill with other oil later.

If there is adjustable rebound/damping try soft to start then ramp it up to see if its for you.
The amount of people I chat to who do not try the full damping range to see what the settings are makes me wonder why companies even bother sometimes. The difference can make a horrible fork loverly.

Like I said if it's still not feeling or rebounding fast enough (or compressing) then switch to the lighter but same brand oil.

Brand shouldn't but do vary.

 

[FluffyChicken]

Re:

Just did a quick search and I think they are XvertDC
Based on the nice picture in this thread
http://forums.mtbr.com/shocks-suspensio ... 79524.html

 

[twain]

thanks for the advice and info - i was planning on just getting the oil in and checking it out. hopefully the rebound/damping system still works fine - i remember before this service that the TPC and compression settings didnt seem to do much, but i cant tell if it had enough oil in or not (didnt measure it when i poured it all out).... :roll: