Maintenance - BMW Mountain Bike Enduro Owner's Manual

9.2.4 maintenance.

Suspension forks are components of sophisticated design that require
regular maintenance and care. This has led almost all suspension fork
manufacturers to establish service centres where you can have your
fork thoroughly checked and overhauled at regular intervals according to
use, e.g. once a year. Be sure to have all bolted connections checked at
regular intervals by your BMW partner.
The following routines are essential for rear shock maintenance:
Make sure the sliding surfaces of the stanchion tubes are absolutely
clean. Clean the fork with water and a soft sponge after every ride (a).
After washing your bicycle, spray the stanchion tubes of the suspension
(b)
fork with a little grease spray
Do not use a steam jet or aggressive cleaning agents! Ask your BMW
partner for an appropriate lubricant.
If your fork has an elastomer filling, you should regularly clean
lubricate the synthetic springs with a non-corrosive resin-free grease.
Some fork manufacturers provide special greases for fork maintenance.
Be sure to follow the recommendations of the manufacturers.
a
or apply a very thin film of hydraulic oil.
(c)
b
Forks with air springs have to be checked regularly for air pressure, as
the air escapes over time (d).
Suspension forks are components of sophisticated design that require
regular maintenance and care. This has led almost all suspension fork
manufacturers to establish service centres where you can have your
fork thoroughly checked and overhauled at regular intervals according to
use, e.g. once a year. Be sure to have all bolted connections checked at
regular intervals by your BMW partner.
Suspension forks are constantly being sprayed with water and
dirt from the front wheel. Clean them with lots of water after
every ride.
Suspension elements are of sophisticated design. The main-
tenance routines and above all the disassembly of the suspen-
sion elements are jobs best left to a bicycle specialist shop of
your trust.
and Be sure to have your suspension fork checked by a service
centre of the fork manufacturer once a year at least.
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d
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