Hi i need some help, the bike is kept away in a garage, After wash and i check everything, all is working fine except for fork, the fork is epixon sr suntour, its so hard, travel so little and not rebounding, i apply some lubricant, before that it completely seized, is it possible to get it working again? Thanks guys.
by SwordfishEven1606
4 Comments
3 options :
– something is wrong with the locking mecanism and it won’t unlock
– fork is in dire need of rebuilding and you’ll need a kit for that (rings and oil mostl), a bit of tooling and watch some videos.
– fork is dead. But you’ll have to open it to check.
It’s a good fork, one of the best suntour did for Mtb.
Are you able to actuate/release the remote lockout lever on the left side of your handlebars? That’s probably all it is. It may need an adjustment.
I would start with pulling it out and give it a service. There are guides on YouTube for it, for example: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owvSHNGLiF0](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owvSHNGLiF0) but there are more video’s on it. Try to see if you can get a service kit with new rubbers and sealers, costs at my market 15-25 euro’s. If that doesn’t work install a new one fork.
For the new fork, make sure you order the correct one. As far as I can see now this is a fork with quick release, and non tapered 1/8 head sizing but measure it to be sure.
Aside of the problem with the fork : I hope you are aware that this red lever of the QR axle is in this position not correctly closed ? ( I’m asking this because I saw it already several times that bikers had absolutely no clue how to use it …) And about the fork : Suntour forks may look quite okay but either their performance as well as their durability are terrible ! The components inside ( the spring ! ) aren’t stainless and intruding moisture / water causes massive rust ! …50$ was doubtlessly a good deal for this bike and I don’t know if this amount is a lot of money for you , but : if you can afford it anyhow try to get a new fork ! For example the much more reliable RockShox Judy Silver TK 29“ Solo Air 100 QR was here in Germany often sold by online shops like „Bike-Discount“ for around 100€ only…