Instructions Lefty MAX
Instructions Lefty MAX
Instructions Lefty MAX
THE FOLLOWING SERVICE SHOULD BE PERFORMED AFTER EVERY 40-80 HOURS OF RIDING, OR AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR. THE INSTRUCTIONS ARE FOR ADVANCED MECHANICS . THEY DO NOT REPLACE THE PARTICIPATION AT TECH SEMINARS.
Identification
24 mm socket 17mm long socket Dental tool 2 mm allen key Shimano BB tool 9 mm open 19 mm open IFP setting tool
(internal floating piston)
Always check Shock boot Filter boot Filter Make sure the filter Is clean and lubed!
(doesnt need to be Taken off!)
unhook clip
Unscrew top cap from damping shaft with 19mm and 9 mm (flats on shaft) open wrench
If needed, the rebound and TM dial assembly can be taken Appart and cleaned! Take care not to lose ball/spring
TM dial TM dial clutch Rebound dial
Rebound shaft
SPV valve
turning tuning spindle (3mm hex) activates TM, pushing it Adjusts rebound
air
oil
Rebound shaft
Carefully remove IFP from Travel Management body (dont damage the Surface!)
Remove both quad rings, clean piston And replace quad rings with new ones.
Remove all O-rings from Travel Management body, Clean body and renew all O-rings!
Position IFP setting Tool between IFP and Outside collar of reBound shaft (not Inside!)
Slide Travel management Body over fixed IFP. Dont Damage seals!
When Travel management body is Fully over rebound shaft (both Grooves must be visable!) remove IFP setting tool.
To check if IFP Setting is correct, Push TM body Down and release Suddenly! Body should bounce Back as shown in Pictures!
Insert rebound shaft with TM body And SPV valve. Tighten top cap With long 17 mm socket!
Fill telescope with oil from Bottom, while pulling rebound Shaft up and down to bleed System. Use 155 ccl in total.
If SPV volume Adjust looks like this, thread back in untill it looks like picture at bottom! Before reinstalling.
Make sure to remove O-rings, clean parts And renew O-rings Before re-assembling.
Make sure SPV lung is fully expanded before returning into telescope
Inflate SPV Air chamber to the Recommended Pressure. Min 30 PSI Max 100 PSI
white spacer (large) over TM body (only for green and blue spring nec.)
thread top cap onto damping shaft with 19mm and 9 mm (flats on shaft) open wrench
pre-load spring at least 2 turns, max 8 turns And fix with counter ring
Reset telescope By pulling outer Steerer up hard a Few times until Overall fork length Of max. 728 mm As in following pictures is measured.
(should be checked /done after every 10-20 Hours of riding)
This is where and how much The tlescope should measure After the reset!
engage clip
DONE!