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Lockdown? You mean the ETA thing? How do I test it - like, what's it supposed to do? Give more travel or less or something.
It sounds like it needs more or thicker oil. I'll have to look for service video or something to see if I can be arsed with it. Don't like anything to do with rubber seals or lots of liquids. Fiddly, messy, carpet staining bastard work.
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Lockdown? You mean the ETA thing? How do I test it - like, what's it supposed to do? Give more travel or less or something.
It was designed to lower the front of the bike, to make steep climbs a bit more comfortable. I used to use it quite often, and missed the feature on later forks.
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Don't like anything to do with rubber seals or lots of liquids. Fiddly, messy, carpet staining bastard work.
There's a LOT of oil in there, compared to modern, cartridge based dampers in forks. It's messy, but it also means your fork has probably survived all sorts of neglect :-)
BareNecessities
Ah right. I had the 2004 versions of these. Cheapest & easiest is to change the oil & get the right amount in there. It's also possible that a previous owner used a lighter oil than recommended.
On mine the only thing affected by air was the preload, which tended to make the fork lose any sensitivity to smaller bumps, and generally feel a bit rubbish, so I kept that air chamber empty.
Other than that, you could have a long search for a suitable spring.
Does the ETA still work?