On Feb 21, 4:30 pm, Moo <
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wrote:
> My front forks have seized up (again), the last time they were full of
> water and muck and required cleaning out and regreasing.
>
> They are Suntour XC (spring based forks) and are fairly easy to clean
> but it is a pain. What can I do to prevent water and muck getting in
> there, the rubber dust caps don't see to do anything at all....
Might want to add this question to rec.bicycles.tech.
Not sure about the vaseline. I get what you're thinking, though that
sticky stuff is going to hold on to mud and crud and will likely wind
up feeding it down into the fork legs. However, as your seals are
obviously already shot, probably wouldn't hurt much.
If you're just looking to keep water out, you can cut up some plastic
bags and tape the ends to the fork stantion and the crown. It's won't
get your bike on Mr. Blackwell's list, but it might be a functional
freebie. You can also stop by the grimiest, most disorganized shop in
the nabe and ask them if they have any accordion-style fork-boots to
part with. Though you'd likely need to pull the legs out of the crown,
which probably isn't an option. I'm also assuming that it doesn't
already have boots on it.
Good news is that if it seizes you've got yourself a rigid fork, which
ain't all bad.
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