The legs of a Rock Shox Quadra 21

I_am_Will · Oct 28, 2011

Hello,

Is there someone who knows if it is possible to change the outer legs off a Rock Shox Quadra 21 fork?

I have got two forks. One yellow Q21R and a silver Q21. I believe that crown on both forks are “pressed-on”. The silver fork works very well. The yellow one is stuck.

Currently I am working on a Specialized MTB. The yellow fork would be very nice on this bike.

So therefore I would like to use the inside of the silver fork with the yellow outer legs.
Is it possible? And if it is, do you use special tools then?

Thanks, Will

ishaw · Oct 28, 2011

You should be able to do this. I think the legs are held on with circlips so once you get these off, the legs should slide off.

eejoor · Oct 28, 2011

i thought they where secured with a long 5 mm allen bolt?

what does the manual says.

it can be done, last year i found some at the tip, and they cleaned up real nice and working perfect now (with new springs)

grtz,
Danny

FluffyChicken · Oct 28, 2011

Not had Quadra'a but don't the bushings stay in the legs, so you would need to get them out and swap them around.
I am assume they have gone of course, give they are stuck.

ishaw · Oct 28, 2011

I could be wrong, just pulling back distant memories

I_am_Will · Oct 29, 2011

FluffyChicken":2zgarhgo said:
Not had Quadra'a but don't the bushings stay in the legs, so you would need to get them out and swap them around.
I am assume they have gone of course, give they are stuck.

This is the content of the yellow legs. It smells just like it looks. There is still no movement in the fork. So there is some work left.

Cheers, Will

poweredbypies · Oct 29, 2011

I_am_Will":23tfame0 said:
FluffyChicken":23tfame0 said:

Not had Quadra'a but don't the bushings stay in the legs, so you would need to get them out and swap them around.
I am assume they have gone of course, give they are stuck.

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This is the content of the yellow legs. It smells just like it looks. There is still no movement in the fork. So there is some work left.

Cheers, Will

nice are you just going to refil them with some new gravel and sand?

I_am_Will · Oct 29, 2011

poweredbypies":2qzkrirr said:
I_am_Will":2qzkrirr said:

FluffyChicken":2qzkrirr said:

Not had Quadra'a but don't the bushings stay in the legs, so you would need to get them out and swap them around.
I am assume they have gone of course, give they are stuck.

Click to expand...

This is the content of the yellow legs. It smells just like it looks. There is still no movement in the fork. So there is some work left.

Cheers, Will

Click to expand...

nice are you just going to refil them with some new gravel and sand?

If it bounces... yes

crud · Oct 30, 2011

arent those silver ones quadra 10's? the silver 21's have a bolt on crown like the mags.

FluffyChicken · Oct 31, 2011

crud":2c2tnjz9 said:
arent those silver ones quadra 10's? the silver 21's have a bolt on crown like the mags.

Just certain models

1994 Q21 , external adjust preload and black brace (Al one)
1995 Q21R , external adjust preload and yellow brace (Mg one!)
1996 Q21R , external adjust preload and yellow brace (Al one) <-- OEM version of this was pressed on crown though

the rest where pressed one
'93 Quadra, '94 Q10, '95 Q5 Q21, '96 Q5, OEM '96 Q21R

from the manual in the Archive

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