What year are these bombers??

They have 98 stamped on the inside of them.

Here are some pic's as they are now.


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No problem in sorting them if indeed they need sorting :D

Top caps on my Z2's are 26mm,likely youll need a large shifter[waterpump pliers could do at a push :? ]

Im guessing here,but the lack of top cap adjusters is no bad thing.I think if you just unscrew them thats about all you'll need to do to access everything
inside
Probably have the undo the bolts inside the lower legs[you can see them in there.A socket on extension will do[sorry cant remember the size]
This should allow you to remove and internals through the top of the leg
after you remove the internal springs [or whatevers in there]

You must pour out the fluid before undoing those bolts.Or the fluid will ruin the carpet and your wife will kill you :lol:
Dont slide out the stanchions unless the seals have gone and you have them to hand ready to install them[you need a special tool for this so dont attempt it lest you have them.]

do this then come back fro further advice.#

Should be straight forward Jon
Well at least to everyone except halfords :?
they wrecked my rebound cartridge :evil: and chipped a bit off my Chris King upper race taking off the fork in the first place

Shower of incompetents. :shock:
 
Thanks for your help Andy but I just checked the steerer as I thought it was threaded but it is not , so for ahead it is to short :( :( :( :(
 
Think i have made a mess , i took the brace of but one bolt is rounded of so i moved it round to the side so could start nitormosing the forks. I have striped the paint nearly of one of the legs. Then i decided to take the end caps of the stations and oily water came out everywhere and a spin aswell. have i broke thses now??
 
Nope .that all sounds part of the servicing program :lol:

the 'oily water' is the oil that keeps the internals lubed.Needs to be replaced
When you say one of the bolts has rounded off,do you mean just the bolt itself or the threads inside?
If its just the bolt theyre easy and cheap to replace

My advice is to remove all the bits.
Strip the parts off and paint strip the bits you want stripped.
Lay it all out on a bit of newspaper
Slowly reassemble till you come to putting the end caps back on,at that point you will need to refill the legs to the level stated in the manual.
You can buy oil of marzocchi but if you ask around on chat[off topic of course] then im sure someone will know of an alternative oil
 
Lawbags":3nnevn89 said:
Sorry to hijack...
I have a set of these too.
They are really slow to re-bound. Anyone got any ideas??

Could be down to your weight,oil weight spring rate or condition of internals
A stronger spring than set for your weight would cause the fork to rebound quicker

The manual states "adjustable damping through-oil height,oil viscosity and valve porting"
Sorry. i dont know enough about that model to know what 'valve porting' is
:oops:

Good fork.has pro-wind springs,coated easton stanchions 8)
Just not the same adjust-ability that the Z's have but still a good XC fork
 
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