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Cracked My Super T !!!!

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xdbpxd

Discussion Starter · Apr 4, 2005

I fliped my bike over yesterday to pack up in my car and found that my Super T is cracked in 2 places. On the Lower part of both stanchions where the 20mm quick realewas attaches are both cracked in half all the way through. I could not believe it. I tried calling Marz today but there tech support was already closed. Real shitty situation. Ill keep you posted on what happens but here are some pics.

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El Chingon

· #2 · Apr 4, 2005

What year is that? A 2004?

xdbpxd

Discussion Starter · #3 · Apr 4, 2005

El Chingon said:
What year is that? A 2004?

yea it is a 04 Super T Pro

singletrack

· #4 · Apr 5, 2005 (Edited)

On the bright side

You're actually kinda in luck, because now Zokie will offer you 05 dedicated thru-axle lowers as crash replacement. EIO got his for $90 I think. He did his in via a crash, they might even warrant yers as it's a JRA.

QR20- on 03/04 is pretty suspect, imo.

Red Bull

· #5 · Apr 5, 2005

singletrack said:
You're actually kinda in luck, because now Zokie will offer you 05 dedicated thru-axle lowers as crash replacement. EIO got his for $90 I think. He did his in via a crash, they me even warrant yers as it's a JRA.

QR20- on 03/04 is pretty suspect, imo.

Yeah, well im pretty sure i tweaked the lowers on my DOT (Drop Off Tripple)

zerossix

· #6 · Apr 5, 2005

i was really hoping for some much gnarly break....still sucks big time though man haha

singletrack

· #7 · Apr 5, 2005

Red Bull said:
Yeah, well im pretty sure i tweaked the lowers on my DOT (Drop Off Tripple)

The tripple is standard axle, that's just scary on a big fork.

Red Bull

· #8 · Apr 5, 2005

singletrack said:
The tripple is standard axle, that's just scary on a big fork.

For real, the right stantion is about (or it appears, it might just be my eyes playing tricks on me...) 2mm forward... I could have sworn i heard my axle crack

COmtbiker12

· #9 · Apr 5, 2005

That sucks man! Like Joel (singletrack) said, I'd bet that you can get 05 crash replacements or even warranty lowers for a good price. Hopefully you can get solid 20mm TA.

thesacrifice

· #10 · Apr 5, 2005

Friend cracked the arch between the stanchions....Marz fixed it... charged him $210 though.. don't know if he got the 05 lower though, will know sometime this week

Red Bull

· #11 · Apr 5, 2005

COmtbiker12 said:
That sucks man! Like Joel (singletrack) said, I'd bet that you can get 05 crash replacements or even warranty lowers for a good price. Hopefully you can get solid 20mm TA.

For real, and then i can sell my bike for a little more to make it back up...

MTBSully

· #12 · Apr 5, 2005

Wow, mad carnage. Tell us what Marz says

rpl3000

· #13 · Apr 5, 2005

how tight did you have the bottom flaps? seriously, you dont need to crank on those things if you did. pretty much any 03-04 lowers will go on there no problem if you cant get a crash replacement.

Evil Con-fecal

· #14 · Apr 5, 2005

Been there

xdbpxd said:
I fliped my bike over yesterday to pack up in my car and found that my Super T is cracked in 2 places. On the Lower part of both stanchions where the 20mm quick realewas attaches are both cracked in half all the way through. I could not believe it. I tried calling Marz today but there tech support was already closed. Real shitty situation. Ill keep you posted on what happens but here are some pics.

Been there. Marzocchi warrantied them for me, but the 05 weren't out yet. Took them to my LBS and it was no problem after that. Its a known problem that is why the lowers were redesigned.

Andrewpalooza

· #15 · Apr 5, 2005

Good thing that only the lowers are damaged, and it'll be fairly painless to get back riding again.

A mechanic told me that a lot of the problems with the QR20 system could be fixed by pulling off that bottom aluminum flap (not the one that actually touches the axle) and tightening the actual clamp to the fork lowers with a hex bolt and nut. I need to go to the hardware store and do this myself...I bought some shiny brass ones and buffed them up with a dremel so they were nice and blingin, but I am an idiot and guessed on the bolt size. So I need to go get some more. $1.04 at ACE vs. $30 to replace the clamps via Marzocchi. Supposedly the ACE method is stonger too.

Dogboy

· #16 · Apr 5, 2005

Andrewpalooza said:
Good thing that only the lowers are damaged, and it'll be fairly painless to get back riding again.

A mechanic told me that a lot of the problems with the QR20 system could be fixed by pulling off that bottom aluminum flap (not the one that actually touches the axle) and tightening the actual clamp to the fork lowers with a hex bolt and nut. I need to go to the hardware store and do this myself...I bought some shiny brass ones and buffed them up with a dremel so they were nice and blingin, but I am an idiot and guessed on the bolt size. So I need to go get some more. $1.04 at ACE vs. $30 to replace the clamps via Marzocchi. Supposedly the ACE method is stonger too.

If you look closely at the pics, you will notice he has the bolt/nut setup. They cracked because they were over torqued.

SHIVER ME TIMBERS

· #17 · Apr 5, 2005

20mm quick release sucks

ilikebeer

· #18 · Apr 5, 2005

seriously...

singletrack said:
The tripple is standard axle, that's just scary on a big fork.

I blew out the hub on mine, got an 04 super t.

e<i>o

· #19 · Apr 5, 2005

singletrack said:
You're actually kinda in luck, because now Zokie will offer you 05 dedicated thru-axle lowers as crash replacement. EIO got his for $90 I think. He did his in via a crash, they me even warrant yers as it's a JRA.

QR20- on 03/04 is pretty suspect, imo.

No worries man......Zoke will hook you up with 05's like mine.
You may even get a warranty situation out of it and get it for nothing. I twisted mine and got em replaced with the 05's for $93. Minimal charge for a much better fork.

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j6105

· #20 · Apr 5, 2005

hmm

whatever you do, don't show marz those pictures. You for sure overtorqued the bolt on there and snapped those later. You would have to be bender the break those before the arch if they were torqued right.

A message to all of you, especially Fox 40 owners: Overtorqueing can ruin a $1600 in less than 5 seconds. If you pay that much for a fork, be respectful enough to know how to maintain it.

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