888 problems

[SAMMYW]

hey farkiners today i was riding at the youyangs and i bottemed my 888rc2x's over the double rock drop on bandages. once i bottemed the forks out they started toping out and the rebound and compression was playing up. i tried to adjust them differently but they just keep un-tuning themselvs. also theirs no signs of oil leakage and i dont no what happend to them.has this happend to anybody before and if so how do i fix the problem


cheers, sam

[sprocket]

i had the same thing happen to my drop off's.. never got it sorted the bikes still in the garage one year later LOL

[bellto]

so when you adjust the rebound etc does it make a difference?

sounds like you have blown out some internal.


if you dont know that means you need to spend so $$$$.

dont know how much though:D

[cobba]

You might find some info in this Service Manual: http://manualer.happymtb.org/marzocchi/2006-888-rc2x.pdf

[AngoXC]

It sounds like its almost guaranteed your tuning issues are a result of one hell of a bottom out. Take them to get professionally looked at as I dare say, something is up.

[nash]

yeah my 08 888rcv (i think) are screwed no oil leaks or anything, but i didnt bottom mine out or anything. i did a run of a track got to the bottom and they were fucked. i took them to life cycles said that the bushes and somthing else inside (cant remember what) were screwed so they sent them away because they were under warrenty and i got them back and the worked fine.

a few weeks later they had a huge amount of movement in them and i took them to my LBS and he said they were screwed again and the company that he said fixes them got bought out by another company so i got him to do a service on them and they felt better and now again they make a heaps bad noise and have movement.

so im still waiting for the companys to swap over to send them away.

[BUSHPIG]

yeah my 08 888rcv (i think) are screwed no oil leaks or anything, but i didnt bottom mine out or anything. i did a run of a track got to the bottom and they were fucked. i took them to life cycles said that the bushes and somthing else inside (cant remember what) were screwed so they sent them away because they were under warrenty and i got them back and the worked fine.

a few weeks later they had a huge amount of movement in them and i took them to my LBS and he said they were screwed again and the company that he said fixes them got bought out by another company so i got him to do a service on them and they felt better and now again they make a heaps bad noise and have movement.

so im still waiting for the companys to swap over to send them away.
Hey nash, they are on your A-line write?
Mine haven't played up that much yet, if they do ime putting them strait in the bin and getting some Risse champ's

[Rhys_]

Take them apart and check them out yourself as I know you can. Check the oil isn't above the volume reducers where it shouldn't be. If it's cycling through up there that could produce the inconsistencies you are getting.

[top_dog]

Mine lost all their rebound damping after a heavy bottom out once as well. I took them apart and found an o-ring had moved from somewhere:confused: and covered up the intake ports on the cartridge so no oil could get in. So yeah just take it apart and you'll probably find something where it shouldn't be.

[nash]

Hey nash, they are on your A-line write?
Mine haven't played up that much yet, if they do ime putting them strait in the bin and getting some Risse champ's

yeah there on my a-line im going to get them fixed then buy new ones. maybe fox 40s or boxxers