You don't need to be an 'investor' to invest in Singletrack: 6 days left: 95% of target - Find out more
I have some 2008 Revelation's. The bushings have worn, the upper air side so much so it has worn the anodising off the stantions on an area around 40mm*70mm. When I've checked before (not so long ago) there has been no play in the bushings, now there is.
Anyhow, I have access to a set of little used Recons (the trail/AM version) which share the same lowers/bushings/stantions AFAIK
An obvious thing to do would be to use the recon uppers (for the stantions) and lowers (for the bushings - I don't have the bushing tools), the issue being the Recon is short of a steerer tube (a weightier steel one anyway)
If I use the Recon lowers (for the bushings), What chance do I have of trying nail varnish on the stantions in an attempt (in vain?) to build them back up somewhere near to what they used to be?
The negative air (but not positive) is leaking quite a lot over the course of a ride too, presumably the worn station/bushing is causing the leak?
I could limit the affect of this by using the solo air spring out of the recon, losing air out of both +ve and -ve (as it balances pressures itself) rather than losing only out the far smaller -ve chamber over a ride, I'd notice less of an affect?
I'm guessing knocking the alu. steerer tube out of the revelation uppers and bashing into the recon uppers (with a little of some kind of adhesive?) is at the very least contraversial?
(New revelation uppers at over £200 are the reason for this (waffle) of a thread .. )
The air loss isn't going to be down to the wear on the outside of the stanchions, the seals are on the inside, you need to change the sealing o-rings or maybe just add some lube to the top of the air piston. As for the rest of it, erm, what happened to the steerer from the Recon? Did it just fall out?
Bent in a crash with a seesaw, it was up, the wheel stayed perfectly true?
Knocked the steerer tube out just to see how easy it would come out. Been left for any usable spares since
sounds like a recipe for disaster and possibly injury.
windwave do change steerers in press fit marzocchi forks and people have pressed them out and pressed new one in in othre forks. However people will also tell you its instant death and it is a highly stressed part.
in theory you should be able to get a machine shop to press in the other steerer. shouldnt be any weaker as that was how it was assembled to start with.
Providing the crowns for steel and alloy steerers are the same.
i would be taking it steady for a while though.