User manual WHITE BROTHERS CYCLING 2004COILVT1.3

[. . . ] O W N E R S MA N UA L F O R 2004 580 N. Grand Junction, CO 81505 USA 1. 800. 999. 8277 www. whitebrotherscycling. com A division of PAGE 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 2 INTRODUCTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 2 FORK INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 3 TUNING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 4 MAINTENANCE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 5 TROUBLE SHOOTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 6 EXPLODED VIEWS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 7, 8 WARRANTY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGE 9 IMPORTANT CONSUMER SAFETY INFORMATION WARNING: RIDING A BIKE IS DANGEROUS. NOT PROPERLY MAINTAINING OR INSPECTING YOUR BIKE AND IT'S COMPONENTS IS EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. IT IS ALSO DANGEROUS TO NOT READ AND FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS. [. . . ] If you continue to turn the allen after reaching the stop, the entire spring assembly will rotate instead of adjusting. You should always have some preload on the spring to keep it from rattling inside the fork leg. Compression adjustment (lockout) is done by turning the knob on the top of the right leg and is a lockout when turned full clockwise. WARNING: The lockout is designed to be used on smooth terrain only. DO NOT lockout the fork on rough terrain, bumps or drop-offs. When turned counter-clockwise from lockout, it will provide less and less compression damping. Less compression damping will increase the fork dive but will feel smoother over small bumps. More compression damping will feel stiffer over small bumps but will be more resistant to bottoming. The compression / lockout knob has ¾ of a turn of adjustment. Rebound adjustment is done by turning the knob on the bottom of the right leg. Turn the knob clockwise for slower rebound. To speed up rebound, turn the knob counter-clockwise. Start with a middle setting and fine tune the rebound from there. Proper rebound will allow the tire to track the ground over consecutive bumps. Too slow of rebound will pack-up (feel stiff over consecutive bumps) while rebound set too fast will cause the fork to top out harshly. If after adjusting as outlined in steps 3-5 you feel the fork is too soft or too firm, you may need to replace the spring with a spring with a lighter or stiffer spring rate. (See Figure #4) Contact White Brothers to replace the spring. To replace the spring, remove all pre-load by backing the travel adjuster out then remove the travel adjuster snap ring. Remove the top cap using a 15/16" socket to expose the spring. Pull the spring out and replace with the new spring. (Reference exploded view for part #) The travel adjuster rod may drop down inside the fork when you replace the spring. Turn the fork upside down and grab the adjuster rod. [. . . ] Add compression damping by turning the adjuster on the top of the right leg clock-wise. Change the spring out for a heavier rate as outlined in #6 of the tuning section. The Fork Doesn't Use Full Travel 1. Remove spring pre-load as outlined in #3 of the tuning section. Reduce the compression damping by turning the adjuster on the top of the right leg counterclock-wise. [. . . ]