Ok sorry if I am not clear in my description.... however I will do my best:
upon spring cleaning... i noticed that one of the front shocks spins...(riders right side)...
I removed the cap/cover on the tree, to access the nut on the top of the shock to see if it was loose. however it is tight.... So I am thinking that it is loose in the bottom of the fork?... being that I cant see what is happening internally,and not fully understanding the setup here... I am concerned that if I cant tighten this I will put my self in harms way, if I chose to ride it.
Can some please enlighten me.
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It think you are mistaken with your info. The fork itself is not the shock/damper. On the paralever systems the fork is nothing but the steering/duct. The suspension is ensured by the damper which on the lower side is connected to the A-arm and on the upper side to the front-frame (below the tank).
So if you feel there are some loose connections you need to check the connections of the damper to the frame and a-arm and secondly the connection of the fork to the upper and lower fork bridge as well as the connection between the a-arm and the lower fork bridge.
However I think I know what you mean. The front fork consists of 2 parts. The lower tube (slider) and the upper tube (stanchion) which inserts into the lower tube. So the upper tube is not fixed with the lower tube in any way hence can rotate freely. The upper tube is only connected with the upper fork bridge through some kind of rubber ring thus the upper tube can rotate in principle. So there is nothing to worry about if the nut connecting the upper tube to the the upper fork bridge is fixed and not loose.
However I think I know what you mean. The front fork consists of 2 parts. The lower tube (slider) and the upper tube (stanchion) which inserts into the lower tube. So the upper tube is not fixed with the lower tube in any way hence can rotate freely. The upper tube is only connected with the upper fork bridge through some kind of rubber ring thus the upper tube can rotate in principle. So there is nothing to worry about if the nut connecting the upper tube to the the upper fork bridge is fixed and not loose.
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Thanks OMG:
This is the case... the upper tube turns freely inside the lower tube on the right side..and not so freely on the left side...so I was worried..Thanks a bunch... and cheers
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