Help rebuilding RockshoxJudy 95/96

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M_V in reply to @Hog-rider

Things I'm concerned about.

Reason for the difference in length of elastomer stacks and potential impact on compatibility of springs.
Absence of elastomer 'skewers' as seen in vids showing disassembly of these forks.
Correct orientation of the Risse damper, and whether to consider sending it to the US for a service.
Other parts that may need replacing.

Is the difference in length of elastomer stack anything to do with the damper? Like it takes up some space in the leg?

I had a Judy XC a couple years ago that I tore into and serviced and I don't think it had elastomer skewers either. I think I remember reading about a design revision at some point that either added or removed the skewer?

Is it possible to fit the damper in anything other than one orientation? Doesn't it have to fit up inside the leg and will only go one way around? I think the original plastic dampers were orientated with their open end down, just to make sure they dumped all their oil out as soon as possible?

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Hog-rider in reply to @M_V

Is the difference in length of elastomer stack anything to do with the damper? Like it takes up some space in the leg?

Cheers for the response. I was thinking along the same lines, although the shorter stack was in the other leg.

I had a Judy XC a couple years ago that I tore into and serviced and I don't think it had elastomer skewers either. I think I remember reading about a design revision at some point that either added or removed the skewer?

This is possible, I only asked because the vids I saw that had springs reused the skewers, but I imagine they will fit and work without them.

Is it possible to fit the damper in anything other than one orientation? Doesn't it have to fit up inside the leg and will only go one way around? I think the original plastic dampers were orientated with their open end down, just to make sure they dumped all their oil out as soon as possible?

Again I think you're right, I just forgot which way they came out, and now I look at it there is no physical difference between each end externally.

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M_V in reply to @Hog-rider

Cheers for the response. I was thinking along the same lines, although the shorter stack was in the other leg.

Mmmm strange.

I was going o suggest it might be that the elastomers had degraded, one side more than tother but I see there's actually fewer elastomers in the stack.

I'd guess that while this era of fork is now becoming somewhat desirable again, this hasn't always been the case and there'll have been a while that spares availability was a bit shit so might just be that they've been kept going with what could be found.

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