MCU / Elastomers for Marzocchi Z3

[BCNBiker]

Hello all,
Currently servicing a '97 Marzocchi Z3 and the elastomers have disintegrated. Would a piece of polyurethane (70A hardness) work as a cheapo replacement? Fork is for my daughter's bike so won't be seeing any big drops or DH Just want it to function..

Photo for reference:


Cheers

 

[eshew]

Z3 should be steel springs. Pic of the fork?

 

[BCNBiker]

Hey Eshew, thanks for the reply. This is the fork:


The MCU elastomer (5cm long, 3cm O.D) below the spring just fell apart when I opened it up. One of the red rebound stoppers is in pretty bad shape as well
Cheers

 

[eshew]

You are correct, those are definitely elastomers in there. I would guess any would really work, I know there are a few companies who sell aftermarket elastomers. Some members here may also have some old but good ones sitting around. Probably none specifically for this fork, but I'm betting just about any would work.

 

[d8mok]

I’ve got this pair which are 97 I believe. They had springs only inside. No elastomers.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/17661756..._w9sS7q&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPYI’m




I stole the crown off them for another fork hence why they in bits.

 

[BCNBiker]

Thanks for the replies - gonna check out the DIY polyurethane rod option and will keep you updated. It was only a 5cm piece so I reckon it's mainly just cushioning for the spring. Might be in for some pogo-stick action though

 

[BCNBiker]

I’ve got this pair which are 97 I believe. They had springs only inside. No elastomers.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/17661756..._w9sS7q&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPYI’m

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I stole the crown off them for another fork hence why they in bits.

Maybe they had elastomers in 30 years ago I made the mistake of pushing the plunger while looking in the bottom of the fork and got a faceful of MCU brownie

 

[fguki]

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