User manual MARZOCCHI 2006 BOMBER

[. . . ] USE OF THIS MANUAL 10 GENERAL WARNINGS WARNING!Failure to follow the warnings and instructions could result in failure of the product, an accident, personal injury or death. · Carefully read, understand and follow the instructions given in this manual. Keep it in a safe place for future reference 1. [. . . ] · Never modify your fork in any way. 137 MZ034 English 4 Maintenance 4. 4 Cleaning The Fork Legs Marzocchi lubricates the dust seals of its forks with grease to help the stanchion tubes slide easier, particularly when the forks have not been used for a long period of time. Use of the forks can melt the grease, causing it to stick to the stanchions, and give the appearance of an oil leak. Inspect the forks to ensure that this is not the result of an oil leak. After every use, carefully clean the fork's outside surfaces, with special attention to stanchion tubes and dust seals. If your forks develop an oil leak, do not ride your bike. Mud and dust may cause serious damage to the suspension system if not immediately removed. 138 MZ034 English 4 4. 5 Monster Air-Bleeding This operation must be carried out with the fork assembled on the bicycle and with the fork's legs fully extended (front wheel off the ground). While the bike is being used, air can get into the fork legs increasing the pressure within the legs, thereby affecting the fork's operation. This is due to the special shape of the oil seals, which may trap the air inside the fork legs. · If the fork is not operating at optimum levels, or if there is a loss in the smoothness of the fork, please carry out following operations on both legs of the fork: · Using a 2mm Allen key, unscrew the air bleed screw located on the cap, in order to drain the pressure generated inside the forks leg (see Picture 11). · Check the oil seal condition, and replace if needed. · Tighten the air bleed screw to the recommended torque (2±0. 5 Nm), being careful not to damage the oil seal. 2 mm 2±0, 5 Nm Picture 11 - Monster Air-Bleeding Adjustments 5 5 ADJUSTMENTS 5. 1 Adjustment Kit And Springs For information concerning travel increase kits, adjustment kits, and springs having different hardness (K), please visit us on the web at www. marzocchi. com. Obtaining the maximum performance from your suspension system depends on using the correct settings and making the proper adjustments. This section describes how to properly set and make adjustments to your Marzocchi forks. In order to find the best settings for you, you will need to try several times to understand where and how to make adjustments. When doing so, please ride in an open area, free from traffic, obstacles and other hazards. The best settings not only depend on the mountain bike frame geometry, the rider's weight and the types of trail or obstacles, but also on many other personal factors connected with your riding style. Therefore, it is not possible to provide you with objective information concerning your desired settings. However, if you carefully follow the instruction given below, you may find the best settings for you in a short time. Changing the settings on your forks must be done by acting on only one adjuster at a time, taking note of the modifications you carry out and the improvements you obtain. During the setting operations, never force the adjusters past their limits and do not exceed the recommended maximum air pressure. To keep the pressure inside the fork's legs, only use the special MARZOCCHI pump with pressure gauge, which can be purchased at any authorized Marzocchi center. The use of any other pump can compromise the inflating operation and cause malfunction or damage to the fork, resulting in an accident, personal injury or death. NOTE Once you have found the best setting, we suggest taking notes of the adjuster clicks or the number of turns, in respect to the "all-closed" position (adjuster completely turned clockwise), so that it will be easier to re-establish the original setting after possible changes. 5. 2 Spring Preload The best spring preload is the one allowing you to obtain the desired SAG point due to the rider's weight (SAG) (see par. [. . . ] OTHER RIGHTS: This warranty gives you the specific legal rights, and you have also other rights which vary from state to state (USA only). APPLICABLE LAW: Any disputes arising out of this agreement or the use of this Marzocchi Suspension System will be governed by the laws of the country of Italy and will be decided by the Courts of Bologna, Italy. 169 MZ034 English 7 MARZOCCHI distributors and service centres MZ034 317 EUROPE COUNTRY COMPANY TRENDSPORT GmbH Südtirolerstr. , 1 - A6911 LOCHAU ­ Austria AUSTRIA Contact: Mr. Klaus Froeis Tel. : +43 (0)5574 47147 Fax: +43 (0)5574 52334 Info@trendsport. co. at AUGUSTA BENELUX BV BELGIUM Roosveltstraat 46 ­ NL 2321 BM LEIDEN ­ The Netherlands THE NETHERLANDS Contact: Mr. +31 (0) 71 5791580 Fax +31 (0) 71 5323201 LUXEMBURG Marzocchi@augustabenelux. nl ANTONIN BARTONICEK CZECH REPUBLIC Skladova 20 ­ 32600 PLZEN ­ Czech Republic SLOVAKIA Tel. : +420 (0)377 240 501 Fax: +420 (0)377 448 548 bartonicek@mbox. vol. cz TOKIND Nydamsvej 49 - DK-8362 - Hoerning DENMARK Tel. : +45 8636 7800 Fax: +45 8636 7377 Contact: Claus Hilmar E-mail: info@tokind. dk www. tokind. dk OY DUELL BIKE-CENTER AB Porraskuja 3, - 01740 VANTAA ­ Finland FINLAND Contact: Jussi Laurikainen Tel. : +358 (0)6 322 7500 Fax: +358 (0)6 322 2231 info@duellbike. fi www. duellbike. fi PHILAMY S. 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