How to service an MTB suspension fork without removing it from the bike. ASMR

Hello cyclists!
This video tutorial will show you how to service your fork without removing it from your bike. How to service a MTB suspension fork. How do they do it in the workshop? Everything is very easy. Remove the wheel from the bike. First of all, we have to carry out these actions to free the fork from the parts that will interfere with the partial disassembly. Carefully unscrew the lower caps. In this case we have a Manitou fork. The bottom bracket looks like this. Yours may be different. Remove the lower legs of the suspension fork. The main thing is not to rush! Oil will flow out of the forks. Replace the pan so that the oil does not flow on the floor, but in the box. How to service the fork without removing it from the bike. Not all forks are easy to disassemble. This fork sticks a little. This is a characteristic feature of Manitou forks released after 2015. Thus, without removing the fork from the frame, it can be partially disassembled for further maintenance. We evaluate what's inside the fork, how dirty it is, how much grease there is. We provide high quality technical service. We clean the fork legs very well. Suspension fork maintenance. Of course, you could take the plug completely, but sometimes, to speed up the process, you can do because we have done it. In this case, we do not have to reconfigure the vocal out, configure steering, do not have to spend time on this. There is some dirt in the spring. Will need to wash the foam rings too. Need to wash well. There are leftovers of old grease and all kinds of garbage! In fact, foam rings are a consumable that changes, but in this case we have there are no similar foam rings and we left the old one. We washed them and put them back on. Thoroughly clean the fork boot. We clean everything we can, from all sides. We use purified gasoline called "Kalosha". It will lift old dirt and grease well. How to clean bicycle fork. We clean both parts of the fork. The inside is already clean, but not enough. We are very cold, so that the service of bicycle forks is of the highest quality. Here is a demonstration of how our nozzle works. Water squirts out under tap pressure. Bicycle fork washing. Residual dirt and pressurized grease are washed out very well! The nozzle hits the water, a jet of water comes out of the butt and side.
The next step is to dry the fork. Service bike fork inside. We will absorb most of the water on a napkin, but it is better to leave the fork to dry for a while. We usually leave the fork overnight and dry it the next day. Let's start assembling the internals. Install foam rings. High performance suspension fluid. We use a standard medical syringe to fill the oil inside the coil. Lubricating the foam rings inside the fork. For foam rings, liquid grease for anthers - thick grease. Called "sram butter". It's a duster lubricant. This will make it easier to assemble the fork. Install the lower legs of the suspension fork. Another problem (. A feature of the "Manitou" forks. In order to lubricate the fork, you must turn the bike upside down. Lubrication on the fork. See the manual! For each fork, the oil dosage is individual. To be honest, I usually pour into such forks as 10 or 15 milliliters of oil, viscosity 15W But you must take into account the peculiarities of each fork and study the manual before filling the oil inside the fork / Fork rebound adjustment/ Finally, we can pull the springs on anthers, this is done at the last moment. Carefully put them in place. Degreasing the suspension fork. When servicing the fork, it is all greasy! Grease is not a must! It must be well cleaned of oil. Remove the wheel from the bike. Just in case, we will process the brake disk to keep it clean. If a drop of oil falls accidentally, the brakes will squeal! On our channel there is a detailed video on how to eliminate unpleasant sound, grinding, squeaking disc brakes on a bicycle. Perform brake adjustment. When you take off and put on the wheel, then a small brake disk bends. We fix it immediately with the tool. All done! Our fork is ready!

00:00 how to service your mtb suspension fork
00:28 removing the wheel from the bike
01:27 removing the lower legs of the suspension fork
02:05 How to service the fork without removing it from the bike
03:44 suspension fork maintenance
06:05 how to clean bike fork
07:27 wash bike fork
08:32 service bike fork inside
09:37 high performance suspension fluid
09:56 lubricating foam rings inside the fork
11:25 lubricating suspension fork
12:10 install lower legs of suspension fork
13:40 Lubricating suspension fork
15:29 Degreasing the suspension fork
15:50 Mounting the wheel

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