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REBUILD AIR SPRING CARTRIDGE
Reinstall Air spring cartridge (DH38)
1.
Inflate the ramp up chamber (A) at the bottom and the
positive air chamber (B) at the top to the desired air pressures.
Caution!
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Inflate the ramp up chamber (A) at the bottom first.
Note!
1
If no pre-applied Locite is found on the top cap perform step 2.
If the top cap has pre-applied Loctite continue to step 3.
2.
Apply blue Loctite 243 to the first (lower) two (2) threads of the top
cap (male).
3.
Reinstall the Air spring cartridge into the stanchion tube.
4.
Use a torque wrench with a 28 mm hex socket (18860-01) to
tighten the top cap to 32 Nm.
Caution!
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Do not use an adapter between wrench and socket, as this will increase the risk of
damaging the anodized finish of the top cap.
5.
Wipe off eventual excessive Loctite 243.
Important!
Leave the Loctite to cure for 24 hours before riding.
6.
Reinstall the base cap nut. Use a torque wrench with a 14 mm
hex socket to tighten the nut. Torque: 10 Nm.
7.
Reinstall the air spring knob, air valve cap and the bash cap.
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B
A
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