kerryn
Devout Dirtbag
Okay, I am so close to finishing my rebuild and I am keen to get on my bike and ride but I've hit a snag.
I put my Pace RC36 EvoII forks back together but I've discovered its not holding air in the air chamber. I'm pretty certain that it is leaking into the damper because if I pump it up, action the fork a bit and then release pressure the air is moist with damper fluid.
Its annoying as I did not order any seals when I was replacing parts before as they looked in good condition at the time. I get they weren't...
So I need to order a new damper seal kit and I'll probably get the rest of the seals for good measure. Last time it took close to three weeks for me to get the parts shipped by Pace from the UK to the US.
So I am thinking this: As I do not have the pressure in the air chamber (and because I'm a little heavier these days 170lb vs 140-154 recommended for the medium spring) I have a bit more sag than I would like. My EvoII were down graded from 90mm travel to 70mm travel as my bike can not handle 90mm forks. But, if I temporarily convert back to 90mm I'm hoping that the extra spring height will compensate for the sag and I can get the bike riding at least for multi-track (nothing technical) so I can at least bed it all in while I wait and tune the bike up.
The question is, is this a dumb thing to do and will I damage the forks as they will be mostly suspended with the one spring?
Should I just wait?
I put my Pace RC36 EvoII forks back together but I've discovered its not holding air in the air chamber. I'm pretty certain that it is leaking into the damper because if I pump it up, action the fork a bit and then release pressure the air is moist with damper fluid.
Its annoying as I did not order any seals when I was replacing parts before as they looked in good condition at the time. I get they weren't...
So I need to order a new damper seal kit and I'll probably get the rest of the seals for good measure. Last time it took close to three weeks for me to get the parts shipped by Pace from the UK to the US.
So I am thinking this: As I do not have the pressure in the air chamber (and because I'm a little heavier these days 170lb vs 140-154 recommended for the medium spring) I have a bit more sag than I would like. My EvoII were down graded from 90mm travel to 70mm travel as my bike can not handle 90mm forks. But, if I temporarily convert back to 90mm I'm hoping that the extra spring height will compensate for the sag and I can get the bike riding at least for multi-track (nothing technical) so I can at least bed it all in while I wait and tune the bike up.
The question is, is this a dumb thing to do and will I damage the forks as they will be mostly suspended with the one spring?
Should I just wait?