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'size

Turbo Monkey
May 30, 2007
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yes i can hear it when i ride. yes it's annoying as shit. yes i don't want it like this.
idears?

 

troy

Turbo Monkey
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Anyway, as You removed the bottom bolt from it, the rebound needle rattles against the damper shaft inner walls.
 

'size

Turbo Monkey
May 30, 2007
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Anyway, as You removed the bottom bolt from it, the rebound needle rattles against the damper shaft inner walls.
it still rattles with the bolt threaded unless i thread it until it bottoms on the needle, which can't happen when fully assembled because lowers.
i can hear it when i ride. yes i ride with the bottom bolt installed and tightened to spec.
before i took everything apart i could make it rattle by hitting the lowers with the base of my hand.
 

boostindoubles

Nacho Libre
Mar 16, 2004
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it still rattles with the bolt threaded unless i thread it until it bottoms on the needle, which can't happen when fully assembled because lowers.
i can hear it when i ride. yes i ride with the bottom bolt installed and tightened to spec.
before i took everything apart i could make it rattle by hitting the lowers with the base of my hand.

A classic example of not enough shims...
 

Gary

"S" is for "neo-luddite"
Aug 27, 2002
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it still rattles with the bolt threaded unless i thread it until it bottoms on the needle, which can't happen when fully assembled because lowers.
i can hear it when i ride. yes i ride with the bottom bolt installed and tightened to spec.
before i took everything apart i could make it rattle by hitting the lowers with the base of my hand.
Have you tried hitting yourself away from the bike/part to make sure it's not you?
 

jonKranked

Detective Dookie
Nov 10, 2005
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If you think this




is bad......


There's a whole world of pre 2004 Norco that would assplode your head


I do like the saddle angle on this though. You know. For climbing. Like chris porter's zipcodemobile
they took all the bad parts of a spesh big hit and foes DHS mono and made it into a single abomination. that takes skill. or meth. probably meth.
 

troy

Turbo Monkey
Dec 3, 2008
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it still rattles with the bolt threaded unless i thread it until it bottoms on the needle, which can't happen when fully assembled because lowers.
i can hear it when i ride. yes i ride with the bottom bolt installed and tightened to spec.
before i took everything apart i could make it rattle by hitting the lowers with the base of my hand.
Well, the thread at the rebound needle end should hold it together... My suggestion would be taking the whole unit apart and checking it the rebound needle thread is not stripped (or if the needle is not unscrewed totally) or the o-ring is not damaged. While assembling it, put a lot of grease between the shaft and the needle too. 1 more thing that comes to my mind is, that maybe You ride without the rebound knob installed? It makes the needle centered, therefore should help with the rattling.

 

troy

Turbo Monkey
Dec 3, 2008
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1 more thing, vid is not HD so I can't see, but it looks like You are missing the wave spring behind the check shim...


That would sound exactly like in the vid, as the check shim has a little bit of float.
 

kidwoo

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That bike was actually pretty good (the one I had, not any of that boxy crap). Just flexy as shit because Canadians didn't turn back then. Locking up brakes and running into trees was all the rage in America's hat. As well documented in any video from the period.
 

Westy

the teste
Nov 22, 2002
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That bike was actually pretty good (the one I had, not any of that boxy crap). Just flexy as shit because Canadians didn't turn back then. Locking up brakes and running into trees was all the rage in America's hat. As well documented in any video from the period.
And hucking to flat? Rectilinear riding was all the rage.
 

4130biker

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Guys, I think he's trying to tap out some sort of distress signal! Quick-who knows Morse code?!