How old is your fork? If it is one year or less you should be covered by a warrenty. If not your going to be shelling out some big time bucks to get it fixed.
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HEY!! Let us know what you hear from Fox on Monday. Just for fun, see what they say it would cost if it is out of warranty. I too have a Van RLC and am begining to worry about this problem. 
common issue
I have a Float 100mm RLC that the steertube creaked in the crown. According to Fox it's not a safety issue In my case they were not inclined to replace it under warranty because it was not threat to my well being, just really annoying. Any how I had some Fox customer service issues working with the US military and living in Germany.Any how the fox guys here in germany hooked me up w/ new uppers for free after they rebuilt both my front and rear Floats. New crown no creak.
They claim to have impregnated the newer steertubes with some sort of teflon so they don't creak any more, well see how long the new ones last.
I have a Float 100mm RLC that the steertube creaked in the crown. According to Fox it's not a safety issue
In my case they were not inclined to replace it under warranty because it was not threat to my well being, just really annoying. Any how I had some Fox customer service issues working with the US military and living in Germany.Any how the fox guys here in germany hooked me up w/ new uppers for free after they rebuilt both my front and rear Floats. New crown no creak.They claim to have impregnated the newer steertubes with some sort of teflon so they don't creak any more, well see how long the new ones last.
Germany Cost
That's what I was quoted for a new upper assembly in Germany, making it darn near $190.
The Crown Assembly is the retail 159,-€,be350ka said:HEY!! Let us know what you hear from Fox on Monday. Just for fun, see what they say it would cost if it is out of warranty. I too have a Van RLC and am begining to worry about this problem.
That's what I was quoted for a new upper assembly in Germany, making it darn near $190.
That is really an unfortunate answer from Fox. People didnt buy a fork so it could become creaky after 6 months of use only to find out that it might not be warrantied. It would really P me off if I was told that the $450+ that was spent on a fork will only buy me a warranty if it is a safety issue. Furthermore, if a new crown has been developed to fix this issue then it aparently is an issue now isnt it!?! GO FOR THE GUSTO. MAKE THEM FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY!!!!wilsonblur said:
Now that my rant is over I will tell you about my experience with Fox CS. I have a DHX Air and had the VERY common stuck down issue. It was a very common problem and they (Fox) didnt ask one question and gave me a RA for repair. The CS department was great to work with and had the shock back in 10 days as good as new. So, I have no reason to believe that this situation would be any different since it is a well documented situation. Now, I just hope that mine starts to creak so I can get a warranty replacement before Oct.
did you read all of my post, I got a new crown for free, even though my fork was two years old?be350ka said:GO FOR THE GUSTO. MAKE THEM FIX IT UNDER WARRANTY!!!!
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