Repairing Rusted Seized RST Gila T5 Forks/Shocks
The RST Gila T5 shocks on this Trek 4300 mountain bike frame were frozen solid. There was some rust on them. I took them apart, cleaned them, removed most of the rust, lubed them, and put them back together and got them working again. How To Make Adjuster Cap Tool For RST Forks – Socket …Read more »
Repairing Ballistic 600 XL Bike Shocks (Stuck/Frozen)
The travel on the forks/shocks was reduced to almost zero. They pretty much didn’t move at all. So I decided to tear them apart, clean, lube and put them back together. Yeah, I know they are cheap shocks, but what the heck! I like taking stuff apart and fixing them! They came off a Royce …Read more »
How To Make Adjuster Cap Tool For SR Suntour Forks
I show how to make a tool to remove the adjuster cap from SR Suntour forks. There appear to be at least a couple sizes of adjuster caps. My homemade tool is for the small size adjuster cap. The shocks in the video are SR Suntour T890 forks.
RockShox Indy C Shocks/Forks Service – Disassembly/Clean/Lube/Assembly
I got a new bike to work on that has RockShox Indy C shocks. They seemed to be working fine. But I decided to take them apart, clean and lube them anyway. Just general maintenance. I show you how to remove the springs/elastomers. Then drop the lower legs/tubes. I use Judy Butter for lubrication. The …Read more »
How To Clean/Lube A Suspension Seatpost
I show how to disassemble, clean, lube, and re-assemble a suspension seatpost.