Cannondale Lefty Shock Rebuild

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Cannondale lefty shock rebuild. It s an f600 comp the special edition one in pumpkin orange with a dd50 front shock. This same method will work with a lot of the cannondale headshoks including the dd2 dd25 dd60. Full service telescope rebuild air spring service damper service every 200 hours bi annually. As i ve been riding the bike this season i ve noticed that the fork is behaving strangely.

The lefty 140 max has no cartridge. I have a 2010 29er carbon lefty sl 80 fork on a cannondale f29. Lefty 2 0 dlr air oil damper 100mm of travel on off lockout knob rebound adjustment convert to elo kt004 lefty 2 0 elo air oil damper electronic lock out 100mm of travel convert to dlr kt004 lefty 2 0 carbon elo air oil damper. Kyle warner mtb 405 670 views.

This is an instructional video that shows how to disassemble and rebuild a cannondale dd50 headshok. The shock s parts are assembled into the body of the shock. After all the lefty s amazing performance and rigidity is due partly to the 88 needle bearings sets of 22 sandwiched between 4 races that assure the internals slide stiction free inside the stanchion tube. Most cannondale lefty and headshock fatty fork owners are terrified to service the thing and we can t blame them.

It doesn t seem to lockout fully and it is a lot squishier than it used to be. I have a mountain bike with a 2003 cannondale lefty dlr ti fork. Forks sent to mendon cyclesmith with damaged legs unfortunately will be sent back at. Love the bike climbs like a goat and it s my cross country rig for riding in az flagstaff and phx mainly.

Cannondale lefty fork technology and history duration. 100mm of travel stock carbon inner tube or aluminum inner tube cross country race fork kt004. The lockout stopped working so i took it to the lbs who couldn t repair and sent to cannondale for minor rebuild which was to cost about 150 unfortunately cannondale thinks it needs a full rebuild which costs. The problem is that the dd50 is worn as all heck.

So would you want me to go to my bike shop and buy a new lefty 140max shock fork assembly 1100 just because of a lousy leaking o ring. If you have a hybrid lefty fork 2013 or newer characterized by the lack of a boot at the lower end the fork leg needs to be completely clean smooth and free of any damage whatsoever if any of these conditions exist the fork needs to go back to the factory for repair. Authorized cannondale dealer or authorized headshok service center. Authorized cannondale dealer or authorized headshok service center.