There are a few of us with these forks in various states of disrepair. Mine's the Obsys55 from a 97 Xchox.
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=251731&p=1888066#p1888066
I'm going to need to decide whether to attempt the repair (I always prefer to salvage than replace but I've never done even the slightest work on a sus fork before) or just get a rock shox or something. I'm guessing it'll be a question of getting seals - or is it possible my fork can be made to work without any replacement parts? Can generic parts be used?
The seller said it worked last time it was used but after a long period of storage its gone completely flat.
There's a useful looking repair guide in the link above - in french! Might attempt a translation.
The bike's in my Grandpa's garage so no pics for now I'm afraid. Except this one:
And this:
viewtopic.php?f=1&t=251731&p=1888066#p1888066
I'm going to need to decide whether to attempt the repair (I always prefer to salvage than replace but I've never done even the slightest work on a sus fork before) or just get a rock shox or something. I'm guessing it'll be a question of getting seals - or is it possible my fork can be made to work without any replacement parts? Can generic parts be used?
The seller said it worked last time it was used but after a long period of storage its gone completely flat.
There's a useful looking repair guide in the link above - in french! Might attempt a translation.
The bike's in my Grandpa's garage so no pics for now I'm afraid. Except this one:
And this: