Anyone know what the oil levels are supposed to be in an '06 Marzocchi All Mountain 1 with the 130-150mm adjustable travel? I followed the specs on the manufacturer's Web site and I think they're wrong.
I've had the fork for about a year and it's never felt quite right, but I dealt with it. It rebounds way too fast over small bumps. I've got rebound damping set two clicks from slowest, and it works fine over larger bumps, but with small ones it's always been too fast.
The last week or so, it's gotten even worse and now has a harsh clunk at the end of the rebound. Researched it on Marzocchi's Web site and found that this could be caused by improper oil levels or that it may just need an oil change.
Web site says for the 130-150mm adjustable model to put 180cc in the right leg and 50cc in the left. I measured the oil as I removed what was in there - 50cc in the right and 100 in the left. Huh?!? That doesn't make any sense.
I figure, ok I'll go with what the Web site says. I try putting 180cc in the right leg and it overflows. Most I can fit seems to be about 150cc (which is what it lists for the 150mm model without the travel adjustment). I put 50cc in the left leg as recommended, put it all together and try riding. I get almost NO travel at all, so I figure it's too much oil.
Take it apart again, drain, re-measure and add 130cc to the right leg, leaving the left leg un-touched. Put it backtogether and now I get about half of the available travel.
Before I continue my trial-and-error method of determining how much oil I should have, does anyone else know? Anyone ever run into this before?
I've had the fork for about a year and it's never felt quite right, but I dealt with it. It rebounds way too fast over small bumps. I've got rebound damping set two clicks from slowest, and it works fine over larger bumps, but with small ones it's always been too fast.
The last week or so, it's gotten even worse and now has a harsh clunk at the end of the rebound. Researched it on Marzocchi's Web site and found that this could be caused by improper oil levels or that it may just need an oil change.
Web site says for the 130-150mm adjustable model to put 180cc in the right leg and 50cc in the left. I measured the oil as I removed what was in there - 50cc in the right and 100 in the left. Huh?!? That doesn't make any sense.
I figure, ok I'll go with what the Web site says. I try putting 180cc in the right leg and it overflows. Most I can fit seems to be about 150cc (which is what it lists for the 150mm model without the travel adjustment). I put 50cc in the left leg as recommended, put it all together and try riding. I get almost NO travel at all, so I figure it's too much oil.
Take it apart again, drain, re-measure and add 130cc to the right leg, leaving the left leg un-touched. Put it backtogether and now I get about half of the available travel.
Before I continue my trial-and-error method of determining how much oil I should have, does anyone else know? Anyone ever run into this before?
