Manitou fork service

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Trying to learn more about bike repairs

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I have taken great interest in the following:

1.  Converting from ball bearings to sealed bearing.  I have Shimano hub  which is a candidate.  This involves. removing the cup by hammering this off.   Removing the bearings, and then pressing the bearing at the non drive side.    (Press fit or gentle tap).  Then measuring on the drive side.    And then putting the axle and the bearing.  Tap    Then reinstalling the nuts.  The bearing could be 6000 RS, or 6902 (depending on the hub diameter, and axle OD

2.  The manitou fork.   My manitou fork and the one that was shown by YT (in Spanish) are the same,

     Steps:

    1.  Remove the wheel

    2.  Remove the brakes for the fork

    3.  Remove the bottom fasteners.  

        1.  For the right (spring side with the admustment)  remove the blue adjuster with a 2 mm hex.  Then

             using a 8 mm hex loosen by turning to the right.

        2.  For the left side, loosen the bottom fastener.  using a 12 mm socket or  combination

        3.  Let the oil drip

        4.  You can now  renive tge stanchion

  4.  For the right leg:

      Loosen the plastic yellow stopper using 24 mm open wrench

      1.  Remove the two shafts inside:   Remember the order.   Clean wipe, adn grease the spring

      2  Reattach

 5. For the left leg, 

     Two conflicting versions

    1.  Remove air

    2.  Remove the top cup 

    3.  Clean and regrease

    4.  Remove the sponge and soak in oil

    5  Replace

6.  Inject 10 -15 ml of fork oil (15W)

7.  Replace the 12 mm nut at the left side, tighten the right side using the 8 mm hex by turning to the left.

 8.  Reattach the blue adjuster using 2 mm hex

   

I finally got the ultimate of all bikes - a titanium MTB

Wheels of Happiness

Rizal Philippines
June 12, 2016

Happy independence day.

After a month long research and campaign to get funding for the purchase, I finally got yesterday the much coveted SAVA Explorer Titanium bike from Mars Kingdom c/o Kiam and Luds. I got the bike cash for a little under P50,000.

It is equipped with the following:

Sava titanium alloy frame

WTB seat, WTB rim and tires

Titanium seat post (oversized)

Titanium handle bar

Titanium pedals

XT group set:  brakes, crank, FD, RD,  cogs

11 -36 cogs (I was not able to get the 11 to 42

Manitou magnesium front shocks

I assembled the bike myself last night in 30 minutes.  All you need to do after unpacking from the box are:  install the handle bar on the fork, install the front wheel and the pedal.

Adjustments were made on the fine tuning of the derailleur (the cable needed tightening) and the derailleur needed alignment (the high adjustment).   Save for a bolt that tightens the clamp to the handle bar, (na bilog ang allen groove) The bike is a OK, it  is light and looks like a jewel

I understand that there are just 3 more units remaining for the sale. (50% discount on the list price of P89,000). The unit with Deore groupset and SAVA only fork sells for P43,000 cash (+ 5% if bought with credit card.)

Go to Mars Kingdom Quiapo (the one with maroon and green painting) right after the overpass, and contact Luds or Kiam 02 242 4484

All titanium parts

                                       Titanium seat post

                                            Titanium pedals

                                                Titanium handle bar