what shold i do about my fork??

Aug. 1, 2003, 11:02 p.m.

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well guys, was riding to my friends house and stopped at a stop sign to tighten my wheel bc im not good with qr…..i notice some wet stuff on the fork leg, i was like neh, i manualed thru some puddles. well…..later on that little trip im like hmm, my fork is compressing awfulyl easy, i look sdown, my lowers are seperating, my reaction of course was HOLY SHIT!. i kept riding thinking i would go to the top first thing after leaving my friends house.well, a few blocks later they completly seperate. all the oil is gone by now. now my m arch is seperate from my lowers. what should i do? who should i send it to, or should i just buy a new fork, moneys real tight tho.

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HELP!:???:

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Aug. 1, 2003, 11:06 p.m.

Del

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Put the peices back in for the Vbrakes, cause im pretty sure they hold the arch on haha.

Aug. 1, 2003, 11:10 p.m.

trail-worker

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yeah,rebuild the fork,put the seperated peices back in,put the bolts that say "DO NOT REMOVE" back in,and you're fork might,just might be alright for a while longer.

Aug. 1, 2003, 11:15 p.m.

nickschwarzmiller

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ya the bolts hold it together put those back in and the oil and any other parts that came out.

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Aug. 1, 2003, 11:27 p.m.

flowrider

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Stop someone on the street and ask him/her to give you a kick in the ass. Then try and fix'em cuz there's no way your going to get any kind of warranty for that.

Aug. 1, 2003, 11:31 p.m.

The-Sand-Man-491

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lol thanks guys, i was hoping that was it, but i know some damage was done when this happened, and i don tthink they said do not remove on them, but now that i think about it, its pretty obvious. wait….i did take all the stickers off my fork……hmmmmm thanks guys

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Aug. 1, 2003, 11:32 p.m.

The-Sand-Man-491

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oh and what do u do when ur hubs are loose, not the qr but the hubs, my frined said if you used cone wrenches theyre fine, but i dont really know.

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Aug. 1, 2003, 11:37 p.m.

Del

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Go to a bike store!:rolleyes:

Aug. 2, 2003, 12:01 a.m.

drezy

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Buy this book:rolleyes:

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Aug. 2, 2003, 1:54 p.m.

illomatic

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Originally posted by The Sand Man 491
i don tthink they said do not remove on them, but now that i think about it, its pretty obvious. wait….i did take all the stickers off my fork……hmmmmm thanks guys

Yeah….. the orange one you peeled off was a warning sticker
Maybe read what you're peeling off next time? ;)

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Aug. 2, 2003, 2:38 p.m.

the-flying-moose

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well i guess you have solved the issue of cryofit arches not being able to fit a 3.0 tire.

Being an agoraphobic adrenaline junkie would be pretty convenient, because you could get your rush from just going to the store to get some milk instead of having to jump off a mountain or out of an airplane.