Hello cyclists!
This video tutorial will show you how to service your fork without removing it from your bike. How to service an MTB suspension fork. How do they do it in the shop? Everything is very simple. Remove the wheel from the bike. First of all, we have to carry out these actions to free the fork from the parts that will interfere with the partial disassembly. Carefully unscrew the lower caps. In this case we have a Manitou fork. The bottom bracket looks like this. Yours may be different. Remove the lower legs of the suspension fork. The main thing is not to rush! Oil will leak from the forks. Replace the oil pan so that the oil does not spill on the floor but into the box. How to service the fork without removing it from the bike. Not all forks are easy to disassemble. This fork sticks a little. This is a characteristic feature of Manitou forks launched after 2015. This allows the fork to be partially disassembled for maintenance without removing it from the frame. We evaluate what's inside the fork, how dirty it is, how much grease there is. We provide high quality technical service. We clean the fork legs very well. Suspension fork maintenance. Of course, you can take the plug completely, but sometimes, to speed up the process, you can do it because we have done it. In this case, we do not have to reconfigure the vocal out, configure the steering, do not have to spend time on it. There is some dirt in the feather. Need to wash the foam rings too. Need to wash well. There are remnants of old grease and all kinds of garbage! In fact, foam rings are a consumable that changes, but in this case we have there are no similar foam rings and we left the old one. We washed them and put them back on. Thoroughly clean the fork boot. We clean everything we can, from all sides. We use purified gasoline called "Kalosha". It removes old dirt and grease well. How to clean a bicycle fork. Clean both parts of the fork. The inside is already clean, but not enough. We are very cold, so the service of bicycle forks is of the highest quality. Here is a demonstration of how our nozzle works. Water squirts out under tap pressure. Bicycle fork washing. Residual dirt and pressurized grease are washed out very well! The nozzle hits the water, a jet of water comes out of the butt and side.

The next step is to dry the fork. Service bike fork inside. We will absorb most of the water on a napkin, but it is better to leave the fork to dry for a while. We usually leave the fork overnight and dry it the next day. Let's start installing the internals. Install foam rings. High performance suspension fluid. We use a standard medical syringe to fill the oil inside the coil. Lubricate the foam rings inside the fork. For foam rings, liquid grease for anthers thick grease. Called "sram butter". It's a dusting lubricant. This will make it easier to assemble the fork. Install the lower legs of the suspension fork. Another problem (. A peculiarity of the "Manitou" forks. To lubricate the fork, you have to turn the bike upside down. Lubrication on the fork. See the manual! The oil dosage is different for each fork. To be honest, I usually pour into such forks as 10 or 15 milliliters of oil, viscosity 15W But you must take into account the peculiarities of each fork and study the manual before filling the oil inside the fork / Fork rebound adjustment / Finally, we can pull the springs on anthers, this is done at the last moment. Place them carefully. Degreasing the suspension fork. When servicing the fork, it is all greasy! Grease is not a must! It must be well cleaned of oil. Remove the wheel from the bike. Just in case, we will work on the brake disk to keep it clean. If a drop of oil falls accidentally, the brakes will squeal! On our channel there is a detailed video on how to eliminate unpleasant sound, grinding, squeaking disc brakes on a bicycle. Perform brake adjustment. When you take off and put on the wheel, then a small brake disk bends. We fix it immediately with the tool. All done! Our fork is ready!

00:00 how to service your mtb suspension fork
00:28 removing the wheel from the bike
01:27 Removing the lower legs of the suspension fork
02:05 How to service the fork without removing it from the bike
03:44 suspension fork maintenance
06:05 how to clean the bike fork
07:27 washing the fork
08:32 inside maintenance
09:37 high performance suspension fluid
09:56 lubricating foam rings inside the fork
11:25 lubricating suspension fork
12:10 Installing suspension fork lower legs
13:40 Lubricating the suspension fork
15:29 Degreasing the suspension fork
15:50 Mounting the wheel