Hey everyone,
What kind of oil or grease would you put on the part of a stanchion outside of the lowers to protect from corrosion during winter riding?
Like, Muc Off wet lube, or a fork grease like SRAM Butter? Or something else?
Sorry, probably not the best description. But yeah, basically it's an overhead shot, cartoon animated. There is a zig-zagging switchback queue, and it's either empty or mostly empty. The gif starts with a guy at the very end of the queue, and instead of walking along the path delineated by the stanchions/barriers/whatever you call them, he takes a direct line up the the kiosk/service window/whatever is up at the front. All of the ropes bunch up around him and the posts fall over and the whole queue line is destroyed as he walks to the front.
I have no idea when the last time I saw it was. Anywhere from 5 to 10 years ago. Likely on reddit? But I'm not sure.
Thanks
Fork replacement procedure for a Varadero 125XL 4V
I'm trying to replace my fork seals and clean up after fucking up my first fix. Now I've got another problem.
I can't pull the stanchion out using the technique given in the Haynes manual. It says to pull the tubes apart sharply, but the seal is not budging. Yes I've removed the oil seal clip and the damper, and I have a new set of seals.
Can anyone help me get the tube out without destroying the outer bush? It's probably destroyed now.
Apparently it's to do with the inner bush ramming into the outer bush causing it to expand into the outer tube. Any force from slide-hammering just pushes outwards and friction stops anything from moving. This sort of thing makes me want to just buy another bike.
To try:
[x] Repeatedly hammering/unjamming it again and again for half an hour. Now the stanchion is pretty scratched up so if I can't buff it out, I think I'll need to buy another one again.
[x] Heating the outer and trying the above, friction increases when I do this and it doesn't seem to help.
[ ] Pouring boiling water over the outer tube.
[ ] Hydraulic press with fork filled with fluid to pop the seal: https://www.stromtrooper.com/threads/stuck-fork-oil-seal.428135/
[ ] Taking to a local garage...
What should you wipe your fork stanchions with. Can a micro fiber cloth work or do I need to get a specific cloth for wiping you stanchions with.
I was on the SHL yesterday and I saw some stanchions for wires, but without bridges, cantileveres or spreader bars. Any ideas?
The guy who owned the bike previously decided to do a fork swap on 2016 cbr650f as it had been wrecked and forks were bent. He didn't have the money so he put an early 2000's Kawasaki set of forks on it that were the same size to fit in the triple (41mm). I have been having trouble because of this to get the front brakes and fairings to work. I decided to just go back to the honda forks that belong on it. New forks are a ton of money so I looked on ebay and found some bent ones for a good deal. The only thing that seems to be bent are the stanchions. The new stanchions look identical to the unbent ones I pulled from the Kawasaki but are 3/4" shorter. Can I use the unbent fork tubes from the kawasaki? I know this is super niche but any advice would be helpful.
Good day fellow riders. Unfortunately, I scratched my fork today. I think it is caused by some fallen trees while traversing the trail.
I've seen a lot of post/videos (including gmbn) suggesting that I use file/sand paper/epoxy/polish to cover the scratch. However, I am not sure about some things:
- When I inspect the scratch, I cannot feel any dent/sharp edge. It seems to be just the paint/coating? Is there a way to just use some sort of polish or cover?
- The scratch happened in the upper part of the stanchion, however, its on the air spring side. Any other problems I need to know that can happen?
- Is there a way to just replace the actual stanchion and not the entire fork?
Scratch is about 1inch long.No sharp or deep groove that I can fell.I appreciate your response!
https://preview.redd.it/c2ykloax30w71.jpg?width=768&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c8b2cd99bf13e4e1972244ee045b7608c4b63fe3
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UPDATE:
Thanks again for the responses guys! Anyway, I examined the scratch again.
First I used a razor blade to verify if there any groove or deep scuff. I should be able to feel anything using the razor blade method, but there's nothing. This give me some confidence that there is no "damage" to the actual stanchion and its just some paint issue.
The paint issue became apparent when I noticed that after a couple of minutes of finely running the razor, the scratch got smaller - I saw the paint spreading again.
I also noticed that some part of the scratch is actually covered in cork like materials so its not damaged, its just like something colored it.
Upon verifying with some magnifying glass, and some razor work, I decided to just clean it up and polish it and it worked! (See images below). I guess the takeaway is that I would suggest to use the razor method first before using sand paper or filing. It will reveal the true extent (or not) of the scratch.
https://preview.redd.it/ulexk6aq77w71.jpg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ae15e1ca928fffa83c5e260f123c0b5ae7b3bc0c
https://preview.redd.it/idisjqtr77w71.jpg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=79566210462f132fc21e8f5563820b85220cc40c
https://preview.redd.it/dal5b02v3p681.jpg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e5bb65d18d192c870ef969f12fc45b72dc107f05
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... keep reading on reddit β‘Are there any substitutes I can use specifically for stanchions? I don't have proper fork lube, and I want to relube them, as I'm replacing it soon anyways, so it's not worth it to do a rebuild on it.
Ideally we'd all service our suspensions regularly, but does using external stanchion lubes help too, or create more problems?
Reviews on this is very scarce and i'm wondering if this degrades the oil already within the seals. I'm actually more interested in this as a fix for my fox transfer dropper post. Would appreciate any feedback!
