Kyb fork issue 2018 and 2023 Help Please
My 18 would feel like the fork dropped whenever front end left the ground, I eventually redid them with the internals from a yamaha450f set that I bought for my 01 conversion(which I still havent done ) Problem went away..... Now my 23 is doing the same thing . At first on my 18 I thought my head bearings were loose thats kind of how it feels, but that wasnt it as I replaced the bearings. Then somehow I "fixed " it when I put the 450 internals in. Anyone know or have an educated guess what it might be? I can rebuild an engine semi blindfolded.... but am ignorant on suspension.
Also any New England suspension tuner recommendations ? Thanks. Spring is just arooooouuund the corner............ God Bless |
Curious if the cartridge is bled properly.
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Would that cause it ? I sprung them So i opened them up but pretty sure Bled em completely. But ............... Do you know for sure that that would be a symptom/cause. If so i'll crack em open again.
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Honestly, not sure. I know air in the cartridge can do some weird things, though. I'm not versed well enough in suspension even though I do service my own forks. hopefully someone smarter than I comes along to enlighten us.
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A shim can fracture and you would lose rebound dampening on one leg.... ?
Or one of the shimstacks has come apart... You won't know until you pull it apart to check. Just a wild guess.... For off road suspension work, Drew Smith at works enduro rider (WER) has always had a good reputation on the east coast. Jeff |
Air in the cartridge can definitely do the above. I always overfill them as the excess is purged when you stroke the cartridge before reassembly. They are quite simple to inspect and assemble. (With the right tools)
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I know that the KYB free pistons come apart, and that aluminum pistons are much more durable.
I have a set of these for the KYBs on my TM, and for the KYBs for my daughter's Beta. That's my only thought - free of charge. |
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The newer Kyb free pistons whilst still plastic are the open design and not very predisposed to cracking and splitting like the early ones.
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I installed the aluminum ones when i did the springs.
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