Rockshox Reba Dual Air Mountain Bike Fork '05 - Detailed Teardown And Rebuild
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- Опубликовано: 24 июл 2024
- In this video I'm rebuilding my Rockshox Reba Dual Air fork that I got a while back and haven't used much. While doing the research for this fork, I found out it is from 2005, making it 15 years old. I'm still surprised for the quality and features that this fork provides. I did not manage to change the seals but after changing the oil, dust seals and cleaning everything up, I feel this fork can take many years of use. Let me know what you think in the comments below.
#rockshox #reba #service
0:00 Intro
0:40 Lower leg removal
3:51 Air spring disassembly
5:35 Compression damper disassembly
6:50 Rebound damper disassembly
7:30 Internals overview
8:30 Air spring assembly
10:20 Rebound damper assembly
11:34 Air spring top cap install
12:23 Compression damper assembly
14:59 Dust seals replacement
18:55 Lower leg install
21:40 Finishing touches 
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This is the best tutorial (by far) to service my Reba Dual Air forks that I have seen. Most videos just show you how to change the oil and leave the rest as a mystery. You have made it easy to understand by taking it all to bits and reassembling without any special tools. I now have the confidence to do this myself. Thank you for making this video and sharing your knowledge.
Glad it helped!
@@buckbikespent4588 I serviced the forks with no problems, they now work properly. Thanks again.
Agree. The best video I have come across. I wasn’t sure if the wavy washer was below or above the flat washer but dude. You made it clear. Thank you
Thank you, thank you!! I soooooo appreciate you taking the time to put together the detailed fork rebuild video. Great job recording and editing!!!
Best video I have come across. Picked up a used bike with this shock and man what a help this video was. Thank you
That was a really extremely interesting and same time fun to watch video doing this servicing.
Great job, really.
Knowing what is inside my reba makes me thinking of doing this servicing myself, I think mine would need that, too.
Thanks a lot for that video!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for doing this video. I must have watched parts of it two dozen times while rebuilding my fork!
Glad it was helpful!
Well done! Thank you for taking the time to do this video...it really helped!
Great to hear!
BEST TUTORIAL on YT for this fork! Thank you.
Wow, thanks!
Thanks for posting. Perfect timing. I'm just sourcing the service parts for my Rockshox Reba SL which I'm going to work through myself.
Glad I could help! Just make sure your seal kit includes the black rubber seal.
@@buckbikespent4588 Same situation. Thanks.
FYI, the Dual Air REBA SL spacers give you the option of adjusting travel from 80-100-120MM depending on the number that you kept in the shock.
Thank you so much for posting this video and parts list! I bought this shock new back in 2005 for a 29er mountain bike I was building. I paired it with a Surly, Karate Monkey hardtail frame.. It's just been sitting on a shelf gathering dust for the last 12 years. Last summer I decided to build up the Karate Monkey frame with the Reba shock as an Ebike for commuting to work. I wanted to service the shock before I finished building the bike but couldn't figure out where to get replacement parts. Your video solved all these problems. I'll be servicing them this weekend. Thanks again!
This sounds like a great project! Let me know how it goes! :)
Very well explained ! Even a novice can do it now. Thank You
Glad it was helpful!
Fantastic video. Thanks!
Thank You Very Much, Got This Same Fork, Great Info/Data, Subscribed!!!
Awesome, thank you!
Exacly what i needed
Buen trabajo, se veía muy bien esa suspensión.
Thank you for this great and detailed video. Just keep on :-)
The only addition: for the upper leg on the damper side 5 wt oil should be used.
Great point! Thanks!
thx,very helpfull.Top👍👍👍👍
Great vid man! Keep it up! It's always fun and interesting to see the internals of bike component
Glad you enjoyed it!
Worth it
Good job!! But i think that in dual Air forks is better to start inflating negative camera and then the positive. Another recomendación is to put solidGrease in the seals before mounting again the fork.
Thanks, one of the few sites that does entire internals. I don't think I have to make sure the dampener is open because it's a remote, so spring loaded will close it. You may want to mention about replacing Crush Washers just to be completely accurate
Good tip! Remote triggered lockout is usually open by default.
Nice and clear tutorial. Thanks.
Do you know where I can find a spare parts kit for those shocks? rockshox don't list the spare parts.
My rockshox 30 silvr tk fork has some issue in the rebound damping shaft. The allen key of the rebound knob is not getting fully in the shaft. So, turning the knob doesnot makes any clicking sound but, it just rotates smooth with no rebound adjustment. Do I have to replace the rebound damping shaft or is there any solution to fix it?
You are awesome
super
I'm needing a new air spring for mine. Where can I buy that?
Im gonna try this to my rs pike 454 uturn air. They have the same internals. Just a question, so for the upper park you used 5w and 15w on the lowers?
Yes, you are correct, 5w in the uppers and 15w in the lowers.
I'm hoping this all applies the same for my old RS Revelation Dual Air forks.
Not sure, most probably oil volumes will be different
@@buckbikespent4588 Good point. Will dig for a manual. Thanks.
Hi! Are the stanchions 32mm in diameter? What's the part number of the dust seal and foam ring kit you used?
Hi, stanchions are 32mm. I bought a kit off eBay but it was actually the wrong one for these forks as they have a rubber oil seal. Basically you need 2 dust seals, 2 rubber oil seals and 2 foam rings. The correct kit will have all these. The foam rings will be yellow or if not yellow they need to be thin as I cut the ones I got in half. Hope that helps!
Great tutorial! I did it myself but there is problem with air chamber suck down... Perhaps due to too much oil or greese?
Thank you! What do you mean air chamber is suck down? Might have something to do with the black spacer I removed to increase the travel on my fork.
wich oil you used for rebuild can i use 10w fork oil fom motorcycle in my rock shox judy 1999 hidracoil
I used SVI 15w and 5w suspension fluid in my reba.
Hey buck! I’m about the rebuild my rockshox Reba dual air from 2005 aswell! I saw the comment naming the sram part numbers but I am having trouble finding the correct parts for sale. Is there a website you recommend? Also what are some other tips you have for me? Thanks a ton!
Hey, I bought a kit off eBay but it was actually the wrong one for these forks as they have a rubber oil seal. Basically you need 2 dust seals, 2 rubber oil seals and 2 foam rings. The correct kit will have all these. The foam rings will be yellow or if not yellow they need to be thin as I cut the ones I got in half. The stanchions are 32mm. Also be prepared with rubber gloves and paper towels. Hope that helps!
@@buckbikespent4588 it does! thanks!
@@buckbikespent4588 If you look at the 2010 spare parts catalog, it notes that earlier shocks from the 2005-2008 range had oil seals but later ones did not. It says that you can use either kit, and that oil seals might be useful in wetter conditions. The kit without oil seals includes larger foam rings to take up that space. Cutting them is a good compromise if you want to reuse the old oil seals, or you could just remove the oil seals to match the later shocks.
@@genixia Thank you for this very interesting information. Do you by any chance have a link to this catalog?
Do you have a full rebuild part numbers?
No, sorry.
This is the same procedure for a 2008 reba sl?
Im about to do a 2008 and yes the procedure is the same. Just check at the sram website for oil type and volumes and which tools and parts you’ll need
Alright, thanks! :)
Anyone has a link for the right service kit
Hey, I bought a kit off eBay but it was actually the wrong one for these forks as they have a rubber oil seal. Basically you need 2 dust seals, 2 rubber oil seals and 2 foam rings. The correct kit will have all these. The foam rings will be yellow or if not yellow they need to be thin as I cut the ones I got in half. The stanchions are 32mm. Hope that helps!
@@buckbikespent4588 I think these forks originally came with the thick white foam and no rubber oil seals. So your kit was probably correct in that sense, but maybe the fork had been serviced before and updated design with the yellow thin foam and rubber oil seal had been fitted..? At least my never-before-serviced 2008 Reba SL had the thick foam version in it. I replaced it with the oil seal version. Anyway, thanks for the video, it helped a lot!
@@JussiKoukku No, the 2005 probably came with oil seals. The 2010 spare parts catalog noted that earlier shocks in the 2005-2008 Reba lineup had oil seals, later ones did not, and that you can use either kit to add or remove them.
Also, PlanetCyclery has 2005-2008 "Athena White" replacement rim/disc lowers for a bargain price, $18, that includes the oil seals along with the dust seals preinstalled. The picture on the site suggests disc-only, but they are actually a World Cup edition with rim brake-posts too, and include painted 'decals'. The paint is beautifully glossy and has an almost pearlescent quality under a strong light.
When you filled up the lowers, did you say 15ml on one side and 50ml on the other or 15ml on both? Reason I asked is because if you meant 15ml on both, it appears that you put more in the last leg than you did in the first. ruclips.net/video/-IZGppv3I9g/видео.html
My last question would be regarding the bolts for the lowers. I was under the impression that you need to replace the crush washers that are made of some sort of polymer on both whenever you disassemble them at the very least on the damper side since your fork is dual air. They are suppose to slightly crush when you tighten the bolts to spec and provide a tight seal otherwise, the bolts alone will not suffice and they will leak slowly in time.
The other step you need to take is to cycle the fork a few times after putting everything together. First make sure your rebound is all the way to the fastest setting, the open the motion control valve all the way then fill both neg and pos air chambers. Get a piece of rag and fold it a few times and put it on the floor and put both dropouts on top of it to prevent it from slipping, then prop or lean the fork between your legs and pump it a few times. This will make the air and fluids cycle inside. Then turn the rebound to the slowest setting and push it down and release a few times to see if it works. Also, adjust the motion control knob to see if the lockout works.
That is a very good point, I'm not able to find the syringe right now but I think it was a 10ml one so I needed to do it twice per leg, 10ml+5ml.
Regarding the crush washers, generally you are correct. If you can source the crush washers, maybe change them. However, looking back on this I don't think there were any crush washers in the first place. Additionally, there are currently no leaks, but I noticed a small leak from the compression damper top cap which is common for these that I might address in a future video or maybe swap the forks after a bit of riding.
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@@buckbikespent4588 Does it matter if I don't use vaseline for the o rings, but instead lubricate them with oil, like you did in the video?