Fraxi Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 Hi, I have a technical question concerning the front suspension legs. I just replaced the oils seals of the front fork of my beta Rev-3 2008. I took everything apart, cleaned everything thoroughly, reassembled them with the new oil seals and put 350cc of oil in the left fork and 370 cc in the right one (according to the prescriptions). But then the problem comes along. I first tightened up the right fork plug when the leg was totally compressed, so the leg was very short and when I pulled it out it automatically went back to the be very short. My mistake! So I unlocked the top plug, fully extended the leg and then re-tightened the plug. I did the same fore the left leg. But when I mount them into the clamps the right leg is a bit longer then the left one. Can anyone tell me if this is normal? If not, what to do here? Second problem is the rear tyre. My dealer mounted a new tyre and inner tube, but there is no clamp on the tyre! That really does not make any sense to me. Can anyone advise? Kind regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technowaldo Posted March 10, 2022 Report Share Posted March 10, 2022 Fork legs all normal and your rear wheel is tubeless so get that tube out and sort the sealing tape 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamferret Posted March 11, 2022 Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 I've run tubes in situation like this before, and not had any problems even at low pressure. I do trialing though not trick riding 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overdale Posted March 11, 2022 Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 The spring leg limits the travel of the forks within the stroke of the damping leg so that the damping device does not reach it's limits of travel and suffer damage. Attached are instructions for fitting/venting the legs for an EVO but will also stand for the Rev-3. Hope this helps! EVO Fork levels & fit to bike.pdf 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraxi Posted March 11, 2022 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2022 55 minutes ago, overdale said: The spring leg limits the travel of the forks within the stroke of the damping leg so that the damping device does not reach it's limits of travel and suffer damage. Attached are instructions for fitting/venting the legs for an EVO but will also stand for the Rev-3. Hope this helps! EVO Fork levels & fit to bike.pdf 109.47 kB · 3 downloads Thanks a lot, this is very helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevec Posted March 12, 2022 Report Share Posted March 12, 2022 I believe this is the sealing band technowaldo is referring to: https://www.thehellteam.com/new-rim-band-with-valve.html They can be a pain but seal OK if done right. Rimlocks won't be necessary if you use a tubeless tire. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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