Marzocchi foot nut mystery... Not quite vintage but close

[Aqupussy]

I have what I believe is a 2000 Marzocchi Z3 BAM 80. I got it for essentially free but it has been painted over. The original colour is red.

Gallery of ugly basement with a fork for distraction from the red carpet.

http://imgur.com/a/deZAC

I found all the info here...http://my-sport.spb.ru/manual_1/index-16.htm and the Z3 BAM 80 is nearly identical innards... the only thing different is the fork crown. That image does not show 2 bolts on the crown whereas mine has them.

In my pics, the stamp says "98" but there is another stamp on it that says "97". I don't think this means anything as none of those year's forks match.

So that's all good, but when I was testing the shock I found it needed a serious overhaul. To make a long story short, I tried to remove the foot nuts. Either I got confused being upside down and turned it the wrong way, or they are just weak, but the foot nuts broke off in less than a turn from the threaded shafts that go into the pumping rod (I think that is the correct name, see pic).

Here is the complete broken foot nut and shaft, as you can see it seems the nut "welded" itself to the shaft.

So basically, can I 1) replace the threaded shaft 2) replace the foot nuts?

Chainreactioncycles offers Z3 foot nuts but there is no pic associated with it.

Anyone know if the CRC foot nut would work? Any other ideas for this?

Thanks for your help!

 

[FluffyChicken]

Give windwave a shout, they hold all the spares. They had my odd part for a similar region of a 1999 superfly. they probably have this. He actually went and checked it to make sure it was actually the correct part and not just a number..

You can then order it from anywhere that can get stuff from them.



It an earlier fork as it has the bolt on crown and a bolt on brace, though not original brace by the looks of it

98 and the leg from what people say means probably 99 fork.

 

[FluffyChicken]

Seems to have lots of gold stanchion showing, so try either Z1's or looking here the Z3 Long Travel ?
http://www.marzocchi.com/Template/listM ... 2&offset=2


Quick look myself and the Long travel pic shows a part just like that, it is an all in one bolt

and here is it's part list, giving part code 532830
http://my-sport.spb.ru/manual_1/1999%20 ... 20list.pdf

so it may/may not be this part (532830 in the URL)
they do stock the part from Windwave as they are across the road sort of thing and who windwave would recommend getting it from.
http://www.ukbikestore.co.uk/product/14 ... -bolt.html
or petra
http://www.petracycles.co.uk/bomber-foo ... 16806.html
or google the code for other places
But check with them first.

 

[Aqupussy]

Seems to have lots of gold stanchion showing, so try either Z1's or looking here the Z3 Long Travel ?
http://www.marzocchi.com/Template/listM ... 2&offset=2


Quick look myself and the Long travel pic shows a part just like that, it is an all in one bolt

and here is it's part list, giving part code 532830
http://my-sport.spb.ru/manual_1/1999%20 ... 20list.pdf

so it may/may not be this part (532830 in the URL)
they do stock the part from Windwave as they are across the road sort of thing and who windwave would recommend getting it from.
http://www.ukbikestore.co.uk/product/14 ... -bolt.html
or petra
http://www.petracycles.co.uk/bomber-foo ... 16806.html
or google the code for other places
But check with them first.

The 99 Z3/4/5 does appear to have the same foot bolt but the legs are different and they show only 1 bolt in the crown.

I thought it must be one piece but I assumed maybe the aluminium welded itself over time as I could find no pics.

Thanks this has helped a bunch, not sure how I missed that foot bolt, heh. Guess I got overloaded with service manuals.

 

[FluffyChicken]

The crown has two bolts, as do all Marzocchi Bombers of this era.
/The legs on the 2000 thing you showed are absolutely different, brace is an entirely different setup, not just a bolt on change.

They're standard lower legs on your bomber

Ignore the brace look, it replaceable and an after market I think on yours.
They are part of the BAM series.

It could be someone used Z1 legs with Z3 internals
Someone should be along to id them better than me.


IT's the internals that count as that's what your fixing.