petejohn Posted February 14, 2008 Report Share Posted February 14, 2008 This is more like a short story than a question. so please bear with me. 99 Scorpa Easy Paioli left hand fork leg, in the bottom of the leg i have a damper rod about 200mm long. Basicly this is a tube with a washer fixed to the top, under the top is the top-out spring, inside the bottom of the spring is a stepped washer - more like a spacer on a rear wheel - fitting tight inside the spring. The outer diameter is the same as the spring outer diameter. Below that is a normal washer and then a circlip in a groove that holds all the bits tight to the top of the rod. The spring snapped a piece off the bottom causing the washers to sit on an angle which in turn forced the circlip out of the groove and generally making a mess of the damper rod. This was repaired with a new spring, damper rod skimmed and groove re-cut. All was well for a while then the forks locked up again. The groove is not deep enough to hold the circlip in place and cannot be cut deeper - not enough metal. The person who did the repairs is an expert on suspension on mx bikes and can't understand what the circlip does besides hold the spring to the top of the rod and suggested I try without the circlip. Tried this and it works fine but the question - if you haven't fell asleep - is what is the circlip for and will the forks be ok without it, can't buy a new rod in our little world or have I got to get a new rod made - info appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copemech Posted February 16, 2008 Report Share Posted February 16, 2008 All I can say is that the old style Paioli forks were used by Beta and Sherco as well as I recall. You should be able to find equal parts between them to fix it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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