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Fork maintenance... on my bicycle
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<blockquote data-quote="UselessPickles" data-source="post: 957940" data-attributes="member: 3256"><p>The air spring portion itself is completely contained within the upper tube. There's no exposed moving seals (for the spring itself), so I don't see how dirt could get in there and cause a leak without major abuse and multiple skipped service intervals.</p><p></p><p>The seal between the lower and upper tubes is not there to maintain air pressure. It's only there to keep dirt out for the purpose of allowing the lower tubes to slide along the upper tubes smoothly without scratching. Dirt would have to get past that seal, down in to the inside of the lower tube, then up into the seal at the bottom of the lower tube to start affecting the air spring. I suppose it will happen eventually with a neglected/abused fork, but it seems to be well designed to minimize the possibility of contamination.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UselessPickles, post: 957940, member: 3256"] The air spring portion itself is completely contained within the upper tube. There's no exposed moving seals (for the spring itself), so I don't see how dirt could get in there and cause a leak without major abuse and multiple skipped service intervals. The seal between the lower and upper tubes is not there to maintain air pressure. It's only there to keep dirt out for the purpose of allowing the lower tubes to slide along the upper tubes smoothly without scratching. Dirt would have to get past that seal, down in to the inside of the lower tube, then up into the seal at the bottom of the lower tube to start affecting the air spring. I suppose it will happen eventually with a neglected/abused fork, but it seems to be well designed to minimize the possibility of contamination. [/QUOTE]
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