suspension forks help

[roadrash]

a couple of days ago i aquired a carrera vulcan hard tail xc spec , disc brakes.

after initial cleaning etc i notice that the forks ( xcm suntour )allthough they do move up and down , sound really dry and feel notchy as if they are scraping inside ,also the lockout doesnt seem to be working,

can anyone tell me if these can be re-greased or how to fettle them , can the lock out be repaired ,or is it time for new forks .if so ,any recomendations, now obviously being a tight fisted git i dont want to spend a fortune ,and the bike cost next to nowt anyway but everything else about it is fine.

thanks in advance for any advice.

RR

 

[lpretro1]

You can easily drop the lower leg off, clean & refit. To get at the spring you'll need the special tool (from Greyville enterprises) for removing the cap from fork leg. You can then take spring out, clean, grease & refit. Live without lockout as it will be expensive to replace - prob not worth it for value of fork.

 

[flying start]

Think you'll have this problem after most rides best upgrading to a rockshox fork reba recon you could pick some second hand ones up for £80

 

[Cubist]

They are strippable, and yes, they do sound like they've been run dry. Given that they have probably been abused whilst unserviced/unloved, I would go with flying start and recommend some ebay bargain Tora. I doub't you'll get Reba for under £100 unless they too have been unserviced and unloved.

I'll PM an eBay link..... I'll explain why on the PM.