Dirty jumpers the first

[shmity]

Hmm, k, well i sorta broke my 03 dj1s today, bailed a roadgap. Ive aparantly snapped the plastic retainers that hold the damping rods on to the forks. Has anyone on here had to deal with this problem, and how much did it cost to fix up?

 

[Guest]

i feel so sorry for you shmity how old are they?

 

[shmity]

ive had them for about 2 months, grr.

 

[jays_5000]

god man that sux... didnt u flat spot ure brand new rim not long ago aswel??

maybe u can claim on warranty?

 

[lupine128]

if you have a photo of the bit thats broken, i might have a replacment for you.

 

[shmity]

hmm, the shops going to try for warranty for me, coz theres no external markings on the fork.
And yep, jays i did destroy a wheel not long ago, and i destroyed the replacement today aswell.

 

[kalem]

hmm, the shops going to try for warranty for me, coz theres no external markings on the fork.
And yep, jays i did destroy a wheel not long ago, and i destroyed the replacement today aswell.

damn!

 

[Rik]

plastic

:!: :evil:

 

[shmity]

Well id prefer a 10 buck piece of plastic to brake, than my stanchions and steerer tube to eat it and cost me 300 bux.

 

[125PHIL]

hey schmit, which plastic rod retainer thingys?..u mean the reboutn ajuster area...if so i had the sam thing happen to mine, and yeah i wrote down what happened, sent a copy of my receipt, and clamed warrently and had my forks back with in a week

 

[frenchy]

that isnt to good spappin ya mz dj's hope there easy to fix

 

[shmity]

nah, tisn't the rebound adjuster, its what keeps the damping rods where they should be and the lowers attached to the uppers, i can pull the stanchions out of the legs.

 

[sxereturn]

This is -exactly- what happened to me. I take it you broke both of them? It's from not running enough air pressure in your forks.

I didn't get warranty, and I work in a bike shop...it cost me almost $200 for replacement cartridges at cost price, so it's not going to be cheap for you.

 

[shmity]

oh for fucks sake.

 

[shmity]

hmm, pitty theres nothing in the marzocchi manual about minimum air pressures in air assist forks.

 

[fastrider gus]

air=crap.... stick with the good 'ol oil and springs..

 

[fastrider gus]

air=crap.... stick with the good 'ol oil and springs..

 

[sxereturn]

Try running 6PSI in them.

 

[shmity]

I will, as soon as theyre fixed.

 

[dick]

air=crap.... stick with the good 'ol oil and springs..

they are oil and springs.
its just where theres a bit of air above the oil like normal, u can pump more into to increase the pressure.