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Mr. Charles
10-06-2003, 01:47 PM
...i want to use it for a street bike, but i want to give it a good run down, first. Is there a re-build kit i can buy? Any other advice for reviving old forks? the fork is in great shape.



Mr. Charles
10-06-2003, 01:55 PM
goddamit i am so bored with no bike. i substitute going on here for riding...
Broken Fusion!
10-06-2003, 02:00 PM
I hear that man. :(
Just change the oil and cycle it through a few times until it's clean, then put fresh oil in again! Unless the internals are broken?
Mr. Charles
10-06-2003, 03:11 PM
no the internals are fine. i'd like some stiffer springs, though, and heavier oil. where can i get that kind of crap?
Keefer
10-06-2003, 03:17 PM
Marzocchi does the upgrade thing if you send your old forks in...
Mr. Charles
10-06-2003, 03:19 PM
:???: upgrade thing?
Req
10-06-2003, 03:21 PM
!? Upgrade thing?!
barry
10-06-2003, 03:45 PM
:eek: upgrade thing? :eek:
Kirill
10-06-2003, 04:14 PM
yah, its the dont abuse fork or something, but its only in the u.s

probally where most of the hacks are anyways.
Mr. Charles
10-06-2003, 04:34 PM
Originally posted by Kirill

probally where most of the hacks are anyways. :???:
Req
10-06-2003, 04:36 PM
Bah.. I wanna trade my fork in :(
BAC5.2
10-06-2003, 05:36 PM
Originally posted by Count Blah
Oh fuck I cant remember what it's called:???:
It's like a rebuild kind of thing that a shop can do to make sure that everything is fine. Like they note down everything wrong with the fork. I just cant remember what it's called:(

... looking at it?
Broken Fusion!
10-06-2003, 09:55 PM
Originally posted by BoyBoy
no the internals are fine. i'd like some stiffer springs, though, and heavier oil. where can i get that kind of crap?
Your local bike shop.
A MX shop can help you for oil probably if you bike shop can't, but I wouldn't be trusting an bike shop that doesn't have oil / doesn't know how to change oil.
switch
10-07-2003, 12:53 AM
If the seals haven't been changed in some time, changing them, and the oil, will make a noticeable performance difference.

You can change the oil yourself pretty easy. You only need a socket to take the top caps off the stanchions, pull the springs out, dump the old oil (pump the forks to get all the old oil out), put new oil in (pump the forks a couple times while doing it) to the correct height, put the springs back in, and put the top caps back on.
Mr. Charles
10-07-2003, 06:20 AM
i know i can do it. i just don't know where to find the springs for an old fork.
switch
10-07-2003, 02:16 PM
Originally posted by BoyBoy
i know i can do it. i just don't know where to find the springs for an old fork.

Bike shop. Those springs are as common as they come. If you want rally stiff, get the green springs.
Mr. Charles
10-07-2003, 04:26 PM
Oh, ok.

I live in a very BMX oriented part of the world. No MTB at all. So, i don't get access to all the little things that you guys do from living in a bike town... like knowing that springs are common.

i am sure i'll have to mail order. but, if i call and ask, it shoud be pretty straight forward?

green is "really stiff"? what is just "stiff". i weigh 160, and i ride street. it's rare that i get out to trails nowadays. when i do, its on a sherman, anyway.
switch
10-07-2003, 04:50 PM
Take the top cap off one of the stanchions and pull out the spring. It should have a dab of paint on it (usually at an end). Let us know what the colour is, and we can tell you what are your options. If you do this, then do the same for the other fork leg (the stanchions will drop right into the lowers). Measure the distance from the top of the stanchions to the oil. It should be 45mm.

The red springs are heavy, and the green are extra heavy.

For more info, check out this (http://www.marzocchi.com/system/2874/MTB_01stndrd_900633.pdf) link.

Oh, and you do have the coil version of the fork, and not the air? Just wondering because the Z3 came in coil and air.
ReCkLeSs RiDeR
10-07-2003, 05:50 PM
I'm buyinh an 01 z3 off FullMonty:)
Mr. Charles
10-07-2003, 06:44 PM
sweet fork.
Mr. Charles
10-07-2003, 06:45 PM
coil version.
ReCkLeSs RiDeR
10-07-2003, 08:46 PM
yes
switch
10-07-2003, 09:20 PM
Originally posted by BoyBoy
coil version.

First, read the last paragraph on this (http://www.marzocchi.com/template/detailSPATecharea.asp?IDFolder=164&LN=UK&Sito=usa&IDOggetto=2801) page. Upgrade capability for your current fork.

Then check out this (http://www.cambriabike.com/forks&shock/fork_parts_and_accessories-pg1.htm) page. Scroll down to the Marzocchi section.
Mr. Charles
10-07-2003, 09:52 PM
:eek:

If you have misused or abused your forks, or if you have landed improperly in the past, Marzocchi will upgrade your Z3, Z3.5 or Z5 forks (30mm MY 2001-2002) to new model year 2003 DJI or DJIII forks

:eek:
ReCkLeSs RiDeR
10-07-2003, 09:53 PM
huh? what does that mean?
ReCkLeSs RiDeR
10-07-2003, 09:58 PM
I read It is it Free for Z3's?:eek:
switch
10-07-2003, 10:00 PM
I'm pretty sure the upgrade is not free.

If you have misused or abused your forks, or if you have landed improperly in the past, Marzocchi will upgrade:

- Z3, Z3.5 or Z5 forks (30mm MY 2001-2002) to new model year 2003 DJI or DJIII forks
- Z1 30mm (MY 2001-2002) to new model year 2003 Z1 FR 32mm

at a discounted price, regardless of whether your forks show any signs of fatigue, damage, impacts, cracking, creaking, leaking, etc.
Contact Marzocchi or see your nearest authorized Marzocchi retailer for additional information.

"Discounted" being the operative word.
Mr. Charles
10-07-2003, 10:01 PM
i am finding out tomorrow.
Mr. Charles
10-07-2003, 10:03 PM
wow. if i get frame warranty (which i should), and sell it for a good price, i canhave a Brooklyn Parkbike with a DirtJumper I, for only a small loss.

that would be a mean bike.
ReCkLeSs RiDeR
10-07-2003, 10:05 PM
yea how much do you think it would be do to that for a Z3?