Marzocchi 66 RC2X Part 1 - dismantling

[staikeinthahood]

Choose "transcribe audio" and watch the video. I haven't laughed so hard in a while! hahahahaha! "secret radar system through the great" "boop boop boop". and it says he bought "fifty-two million thousand feet" sized seals.

[blumpher]

@staikeinthahood ha ha! it's the welsh accent...super smaaashing lovely!

[5niran5]

Here is Marzocchi's oil levels for all forks (you can choose the year):

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REMOVE "**" from the link

have fun, and thanks for blumpher for this great video :)

[5niran5]

hey, gread vids!

i have 66 RC3 2009 that i want to service, is it different from this shock?

could you give me some pointers & tips on servicing my 66, its going to be my first service...

how much oil goes into each leg? i know it uses 7.5W oil...

thanks in advance :)

[Blumpheroni]

@5niran5 thanks!

most marzocchi's seem to be the same in my experience. Oil amounts shown here... ww.windwave.co.uk/documents/te­chinfo/oil%20level%20charts.pd­f

enjoy!! and love the smooth plush great feeling of freshly serviced forks....

[5niran5]

@Blumpheroni

thanks mate :)

but the link is not working for me :(

could you upload it somewhere else?

thanks in advance :)

[Blumpheroni]

@5niran5 for some reason, youtube won't let you post weblinks . just add the usual h double t p triple w infront of the windwave bit and it will work...

!! couldn't even type that in as it wouldn't let me post it

[5niran5]

@Blumpheroni

yea i did that but still no luck...

could you upload it some where else?

you send it . com :)

[rockandrollsuicide01]

Hi have a 66 SL1 with lockout, lockout doesn't work now, any ideas whats wrong and could I fix it myself?

[blumpher]

@rockandrollsuicide01 oil level perhaps? strip it and have a look!

[rockandrollsuicide01]

Have a similar 66 SL1 with a lockout on the right leg which does lock out anymore. From your experience could I possibly fix this myself. Have a workshop and quite a good set of tools. Cheers

[staikeinthahood]

Thank you so much! I'm picking up a bike with this fork tomorrow and I got kinda worried since it needed to be seviced. But now I'm just looking forward to the service. Very great and helpful videos! :)

[holykuhmeinefresse]

even if i can't understand you because i'm from germany i have to admit that this vid is very usefull

I admire everyone who can fix his bike on his own. I would like to fix mine one myself too but before i cause more damage than i can fix i pay some euros for the service because my bike is very important to me

[staikeinthahood]

@holykuhmeinefresse the service on this fork is as easy as it looks. i would rather screw it up and pay to get it fixed, then get some shop to service it for me.

[andrest2003]

your vids are very helpful i would like to watch a fox van r service maybe if you can do one... anyways thak you !

[boxatricks]

Thanks for the video Blumpher. I have a cheap Suntour but the assembly may be similar. Ps Put the oil can on the stool next time. It maysave a bit of clean up time.

[blumpher]

@boxatricks yes, good call on the oil can!

[derx074]

what's that shimano tool that's needed to remove the top part of the fork? I can't hear it clearly...

[blumpher]

@derx074 it's the shimano tool that removes your rear cassette...make sure you buy one without the spike that goes through the skewer hole, as that one won't fit on the fork top!

[kokopiko]

Are you Welshman or something?

[blumpher]

@kokopiko yes, is the accent that obvious?!

[kokopiko]

@blumpher

Looks it is. I`m not native english, my english isn`t accually any close to fluent

[kokopiko]

@blumpher

Looks it is. I`m not native English, actually my English isn`t any close to fluent. Check "21 Accents" by amiablewalker on Youtube

[misu60]

Why don't you use a stender for camera?you would escape from all that mess and have 2 hands:P

[veryoldmotors]

that would be good woudn't it? but i always forget to get the tripod then manage ok without it!

[HallsyHoods]

obviously fox forks are far more delicate. You might not get a massive life out of a fox, but you won't get anything close to the same performance with marzocchi, and you certainly won't get anything with over 100mm travel under 3kg with marzocchi.

[blumpher]

Depends how you define performance...if you want the smoothest fork that will take anything you throw at it, will last a long time and is easy to service....but it weighs a bit more go Marzocchi(pre Taiwan versions!) Rockshox are not bad these days,my experience of Fox is that whilst they are light, even if youy service them regularly, they wear out quicker. They might be better now but I haven't used a recent set.

[kokopiko]

@HallsyHoods

My Z1 130mm is 2,2kg but it`s 9 years old and 25000km. Works like new.

[HallsyHoods]

@kokopiko thats awesome life! how often do you service? I had a pair of marzocchi 4x world cups, cost me a grand and lasted 8 months, so now I'm a little anti-zocchi unfortunatley. glad to hear yours a working well though.

[saschaweide]

how mutch travel u have

i have a 66 rc2x from 2007

is the service the same ???

[Blumpheroni]

it's 150mm I think? there is a longer version and yours should be the same to service...

[dannybong55567]

"you dont get that form a fox fork" il tell u wat u do get form a fox fork is movement and reliability because eny maraz that iv owned have blown up within a week and im still runing my 40s after 3 years and they are easier to maintain than any mara iv striped.

[blumpher]

that's not my experience...wore out fox talas ones so religiously serviced the next set of fox vanillas...they lasted a couple of years before the stanchions wore out at the bottom bushings and they started to clunk. As they had been serviced regularly, the top part of the stanchion was fine. None of that with marzocchis...they are still like new after nearly 4 years use, riding every weekend. Latest Marzocchi's haven't been as good build wise, but servicing them from new sorts that...

[Wacmanitou]

Great vid for ppl man! Allow me to add some small hints for all homegrown mechanics who prefer to do the right thing and not pay 100$ or so to the bike service for 10mins of work... IT IS EXTREMELY IMPORTANT TO BE DELICATE IN EVERYTHING YOU DO WITH THIS FORK. Everything inside and the bottom nuts are made out of light yet very fragile aluminium. If you are one of those who like the motto: brute force - if its not working U are just not using enough - pay these 100$ to the bike service.

[blumpher]

that's what you learn with experience, isn't it?

take your time and it should be ok...

[legostarwarscrazyman]

I've just bought a pair of these - this'll save me £80 for a service,that looks simples....:D

[blumpher]

it is!

hope it all goes well and you have  silky smooth performance again!

[uberbikin]

hey, i like ur bike, what is it?

[blumpher]

turner 5 spot...and it's the nicest bike I've ever had too!

[Nintendochap]

Hi, just wondering what kind of tool you need to unscrew the top of the fork and where you could possibly buy it from.

[blumpher]

it's a standard Shimano rear cassette removal tool, availalbe everywhere in bike shops...just don't buy the one with the metal spike that goes through the quick release hole as it won't fit!

[Dogboy73]

Good vid. I've got an old pair of 80mm Marzochi Bomber M80 forks. I guess the servicing is similar for these. My forks don't have a screw on the bottom. It's actually up inside the fork about 100mm. Bit of a pin in the arse to get to.

[blumpher]

they should be the same....that nut on the bottom is hard to reach...the deep sockets in the hlfords professional socket set reach them ok though I seem to remember

[flixdat]

i'd never do that! id have a pro do it lolz... i dont trust myself lolz

[Blumpheroni]

well...as you will be riding your workmanship, it makes you take care....!

[zambazja]

are you scotish?

[Blumpheroni]

och aye, tha nooo!!

I'm from Wales....uk

[highroller921]

is that country music in the back round?

[blumpher]

It's the great Ry Cooder, with his "get Rhythym" album...and very good it is too!

[sailindude]

can i have them

[notbendable]

I'm in my kitchen servicing my Z1 light tonight (first try) big thanks! ...this really helps alot!

(why the factory doesn't provide a nice video like this is beyond me)

(Ry Cooder plays a mean slide)

;-)

[blumpher]

thanks for the kind comments...hope your service goes well. I suppose it's the litigation nonsense which means we get incomprehensible "instructions" designed to frighten you off so it goes back to the service agent. More fun to have a go yourself, and accept the responsibility

[Baggie123456]

thank sooo much help can't find anywhere that shows u this

[blumpher]

no worries....hope it helps! that's the way I do it but hey.... do your own thing.

[Maxxis1992]

done the same to my Drop-Off 2 2004... :)

nice tutorial...will help much people

[blumpher]

thanks!