Fox F90RL leaking oil
03-11-17, 12:05 PM
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Fox F90RL leaking oil
Hi, I recently bought my first bike with suspension, a 2008 Stumpjumper with a Fox F90RL. Bike was in great shape, looked like it must have barely been ridden, shifts like a dream, suspension felt like riding on air (coming from someone who had never ridden anything but rigid though!).
I keep the bike in the back of my car, lying on its side, so I can ride during my lunch breaks at work. Now the left side of the fork is leaking oil. Could this just be because of the bike lying down? Do I need to replace the seals?
I keep the bike in the back of my car, lying on its side, so I can ride during my lunch breaks at work. Now the left side of the fork is leaking oil. Could this just be because of the bike lying down? Do I need to replace the seals?
03-17-17, 04:41 PM
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Jeez, I had no idea all the stuff I need to potentially fix this...Fork seal kits, dust wiper seal kits, crush washers, oil, float oil, seal press tools, god knows what else.
Really makes me miss my rigid MTB I backed over in my car, and reminds me why I never wanted to upgrade.
Really makes me miss my rigid MTB I backed over in my car, and reminds me why I never wanted to upgrade.
03-17-17, 07:46 PM
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Just find a shop to do an overhaul. Lying on its side doesn't cause the fork to leak. After you get the bike back, you'll forget about the cost.
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03-17-17, 09:15 PM
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My local shop rebuilds forks for 40 or 60 bucks. I forget which. Either way, not a bad price for a really expensive fork.
EDIT: Especially since decent replacements are $300-$1000. (And I'm not sure if I'd consider the ones at $300 decent...)
EDIT: Especially since decent replacements are $300-$1000. (And I'm not sure if I'd consider the ones at $300 decent...)
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03-18-17, 10:29 AM
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Fox charged me $150+shipping (to them only), for servicing my Float 36. They also replaced the bushings which eliminated the small amount of play in fork stanchions.
03-18-17, 09:14 PM
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That's ridiculously expensive. My local shop rebuilt my Fox Talas fork for $60. And that was including the $20 seals kit they needed to do it. (And apparently Talas forks are harder than even normal Fox forks.)
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