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flag t3kman
Posted: Jan 26, 2008 at 14:09 Quote
I just got my first oil bath fork and to oil is frozen. I live in Calgary and were having a cold winter. Is it harmful for the oil in a oil bath fork to freeze?
flag a-r-c
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Posted: Jan 26, 2008 at 21:16 Quote
Naw it's oil. But I would change it out in the spring if it has seen quite a few temperture varriations...
flag t3kman
Posted: Jan 27, 2008 at 7:13 Quote
maestroforlife wrote:
Naw it's oil. But I would change it out in the spring if it has seen quite a few temperture varriations...
Thanx for lettin me no.
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Posted: Jan 27, 2008 at 10:45 Quote
Just wondering, but how cold is it up there? We were out when it was 18 degrees (F) and didn't have to think twice about our Marz and Fox forks.
What fork are you running?
flag ride66
Posted: Jan 27, 2008 at 10:48 Quote
My fork was stored in a basement with absolutly no heating...It was like 5 Celsius and the fork was totally slow to respond when I took it out. It's a Boxxer WC but oil is oil and will not be the same depending on it's viscosity and many others propriety when the temperature fade.
flag t3kman
Posted: Jan 27, 2008 at 16:50 Quote
brooklynmachine wrote:
Just wondering, but how cold is it up there? We were out when it was 18 degreed (F) and didn't have to think twice about our Marz and Fox forks.
What fork are you running?
Manitou Slate. And right at this moment it is -25 degrees C without the wind chill
flag t3kman
Posted: Jan 27, 2008 at 16:51 Quote
ride66 wrote:
My fork was stored in a basement with absolutly no heating...It was like 5 Celsius and the fork was totally slow to respond when I took it out. It's a Boxxer WC but oil is oil and will not be the same depending on it's viscosity and many others propriety when the temperature fade.
I'm not worryed about the oil, just the fork.
flag ride66
Posted: Jan 27, 2008 at 17:00 Quote
t3kman wrote:
I'm not worryed about the oil, just the fork.

What? You think the fork has a problem?
flag t3kman
Posted: Jan 28, 2008 at 5:14 Quote
ride66 wrote:
t3kman wrote:
I'm not worryed about the oil, just the fork.

What? You think the fork has a problem?
No I just don't want it to develope a problem.
flag lelandjt
Posted: Jan 30, 2008 at 21:42 Quote
Your oil isn't frozen but as the temperature drops, it's viscocity goes way up. The answer is to run thinner oil in winter. You are probably correct to be concerned. Overly thick oil could damage the damper shims.
flag t3kman
Posted: Jan 31, 2008 at 6:52 Quote
lelandjt wrote:
Your oil isn't frozen but as the temperature drops, it's viscocity goes way up. The answer is to run thinner oil in winter. You are probably correct to be concerned. Overly thick oil could damage the damper shims.
Thanx but I'm probably not going to ride them much more till spring.
flag huckoveraduck
Posted: Jan 31, 2008 at 6:55 Quote
lelandjt wrote:
Your oil isn't frozen but as the temperature drops, it's viscocity goes way up. The answer is to run thinner oil in winter. You are probably correct to be concerned. Overly thick oil could damage the damper shims.

yeep what you said. Damper shims are quite strong though I got told it would have to be like -30 for the shims to be bent by oil so thick.
flag t3kman
Posted: Jan 31, 2008 at 7:14 Quote
huckoveraduck wrote:
lelandjt wrote:
Your oil isn't frozen but as the temperature drops, it's viscocity goes way up. The answer is to run thinner oil in winter. You are probably correct to be concerned. Overly thick oil could damage the damper shims.

yeep what you said. Damper shims are quite strong though I got told it would have to be like -30 for the shims to be bent by oil so thick.
Ya but lately in Calgary we've been having temps like -40 without the wind chill.
flag huckoveraduck
Posted: Jan 31, 2008 at 7:14 Quote
t3kman wrote:
huckoveraduck wrote:
lelandjt wrote:
Your oil isn't frozen but as the temperature drops, it's viscocity goes way up. The answer is to run thinner oil in winter. You are probably correct to be concerned. Overly thick oil could damage the damper shims.

yeep what you said. Damper shims are quite strong though I got told it would have to be like -30 for the shims to be bent by oil so thick.
Ya but lately in Calgary we've been having temps like -40 without the wind chill.
shit! I thought that only happened like up north in Russia and Iceland :-O
flag t3kman
Posted: Jan 31, 2008 at 7:16 Quote
huckoveraduck wrote:
t3kman wrote:
huckoveraduck wrote:


yeep what you said. Damper shims are quite strong though I got told it would have to be like -30 for the shims to be bent by oil so thick.
Ya but lately in Calgary we've been having temps like -40 without the wind chill.
shit! I thought that only happened like up north in Russia and Iceland :-O
Ya luckly I was able to bring my bike inside.
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