Budget Dropper Post Service - Merida Expert. Removal, Greasing, Installation.

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  • Опубликовано: 1 ноя 2018
  • Guys, watch the whole episode, BEFORE you disassemble dropper post on your bike. It is a Merida Expert model, with internal cable routing, very similar to other, cheaper posts.
    How to install a new dropper post on your bike:
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Комментарии • 59

  • @johanakilles6903
    @johanakilles6903 4 года назад +1

    Thanks! Most informative👍 Followed your vid when I performed service on my syncros dropper using the service kit supplied by Scott.

  • @redtobertshateshandles
    @redtobertshateshandles 3 года назад

    Just got mine from grinding back to smooth. Unscrewed the seal part, cleaned the seal and Teflon bearing. Lubed both sides with silicone grease and TF2 Teflon lubricant. Now smooth as silk. Thanks robodude.

  • @davidfoggy7045
    @davidfoggy7045 3 года назад +2

    Thank you so much my dropper is working so good

  • @BBB-Fremont
    @BBB-Fremont 2 года назад

    Thank you so much for video. It was very helpful for how to remove the seatpost out. My seatpost wasn't the same as video on my Trek rail7. But the job done pretty smoothly.

  • @Adwardok81
    @Adwardok81 4 года назад

    Thanks for your video, very instructive! But I have a problem with my dropper post. The upper white plastic collar does not fit inside the main tube.

  • @ChinCycling
    @ChinCycling 5 лет назад

    Excellent video man, very helpful.

  • @miloskozar9323
    @miloskozar9323 Год назад

    4:40 - the seal is just below the coil, under your left hand. clearly visible at 5:00. and at 5:08 you took it off with your right hand. :)
    the "white" grease is not bad or old, it's a lithium paste which is more durable.
    anyway, good video. it helped me a lot to disassembly my merida dropper with much more confidence!

  • @wattermelon1510
    @wattermelon1510 5 лет назад +2

    The seal that you were not sure about goes on the treads on the seat post itself. It appeared to come from the cap because the cap pulled it off. That's what happened to me anyway. Great vid it helped me a lot. Not my same brand of post but the same set up. Thanks.

    • @cianclancy3684
      @cianclancy3684 5 лет назад +2

      This is correct. The o-ring goes at the bottom of the threads, where there's a groove for it.

    • @blackpete
      @blackpete 4 года назад

      Yep, correct.

  • @saturnaxe1
    @saturnaxe1 4 года назад

    very usefull, thanks

  • @massoud999
    @massoud999 3 года назад

    Bardzo dziękuję za ten film

  • @tatianamoshina8981
    @tatianamoshina8981 5 лет назад +1

    Do you know how to solve problem with extremely hard (have to push with lots of pressure) remote lever of the Merida’s dropper post? I guess it’s because of non-smooth work of actuator.

  • @Sheppy99
    @Sheppy99 3 года назад

    I just serviced and had to replace the cartridge in my dropper after only one year. Granted I put 1500km on it and used it throughout the winter on my fat bike. I don't think Canadian winters play nice with droppers in general. Riding in very low temps probably plays havoc on the seals and fluid inside.

  • @Basement_CNC
    @Basement_CNC 3 года назад

    the seal you didn't know about has to be in the groove below the threads on the seat collar

  • @alexmalone1642
    @alexmalone1642 2 года назад +1

    I have same Merida 120!and same dropper post but i have axial saddle play 😁how can I adjust saddle play?tighten the screw 10 mm 🤔

    • @lalolandaable
      @lalolandaable 9 месяцев назад

      I have the same problem (axial play) is tighten the nut fix the play or do I need to pull the seat out?

  • @budycelyn
    @budycelyn 5 лет назад +3

    looks the same inside as my brand x ascend and an unbranded post i have, at least it's easy to get hold of the nylon sliders and o rings

    • @TwoDogsFighting
      @TwoDogsFighting 5 лет назад +2

      That's because almost all of them are made by a company called Tranzx and rebadged.

  • @E.T_rode_bikes_As_well
    @E.T_rode_bikes_As_well 5 лет назад +8

    But how do you adjust air pressure on these?

    • @blackpete
      @blackpete 4 года назад +4

      You can't. It like a chair.

  • @pauls9498
    @pauls9498 5 лет назад +2

    That dropper post you have is very similar to the PNW Bachelor 150 and the Brand-X Ascend dropper posts, you can get a service manual for the Bachelor 150 on the internet, I have the Brand-X Ascend 120mm dropper post :)

    • @AltitudeAerials
      @AltitudeAerials 5 лет назад

      Are the brand x ascend droppers serviceable? Does crc sell air cartidges for it?

    • @sm-qw9mj
      @sm-qw9mj 5 лет назад

      The race face aeffect dropper is also pretty much identical to brand x ascend.

  • @madox1414
    @madox1414 2 года назад +1

    I have the same dropper but when I assembled everything I can’t tighten the nut because the cylinder is turning. You have an idea how to fix this?

    • @jm-btt
      @jm-btt 2 года назад

      You have to grab the cylinder from the bottom, with a plier. This video fail to discover that.

  • @mike.coondog7155
    @mike.coondog7155 2 года назад +2

    This seat post is identical to the Lapierre post I’ve got. It seems the air cartridge is non-adjustable - mine has lost its pressure after very little use and won’t stay up when you sit on it. Pretty junk seatpost unfortunately.

  • @sandykavor8434
    @sandykavor8434 3 года назад +2

    How is it there is a nut under the clamp? Mine has a valve in that location.

    • @fischfritz100
      @fischfritz100 3 года назад

      In the video, its a non adjustable dropper post cartidge.
      Your one is a dropper post with adjustable air pressure cartidge (which is actually better than the non adjustable because you can adjust speed of it. Thats why there is a difference

    • @sandykavor8434
      @sandykavor8434 3 года назад

      @@fischfritz100 Thanks yeah I figured.

  • @madmich2937
    @madmich2937 Год назад

    i jak wyjąłeś zaślepke otworu w ramie? ja wyciagałem suport....:)

  • @B-Incredible
    @B-Incredible 4 года назад

    My tranzx ysp 15 dropper post has been malfunctioning: slipping from set height and not securing at bottom level. Any idea what the problem is and how to repair?
    Thanks!

  • @corsomagenta
    @corsomagenta 2 года назад +1

    Great video, thanks. Very complete guide. Can anybody give me a link to buy that cool bottle cage at the start to the vid? I really need something like that.

  • @ahmadjamal4833
    @ahmadjamal4833 5 лет назад

    I am ur one of the biggest fan I have bought an mtb bike for going to school it demands for a lot of pressure to drive as compared to my previous cycle it is double shocked and hv double disk

  • @shredmtb4884
    @shredmtb4884 2 года назад

    hey mate could you help me quick, I have a similar Merida dropper post, and it started leaking oil from the bottom of my frame, where the cables come out, which im confused as its not my brakes, and my dropper is cable, there is no tension on my lever. thanks

    • @surfer007able
      @surfer007able 2 года назад

      Hey mate, did you figure this out?…i have a merida doing the same and the post has ceased and not working🤔

    • @shredmtb4884
      @shredmtb4884 2 года назад

      Yeah bro, it turned out to be the oil cartilage inside the dropper, which costs $150 dollars to replace, so I ended up just buying a new dropper

    • @surfer007able
      @surfer007able 2 года назад

      @@shredmtb4884 damn!! Had your post ceased as well?…had a feeling it might be the case

    • @shredmtb4884
      @shredmtb4884 2 года назад +1

      @@surfer007able yeah mate, what Merida do you have

    • @surfer007able
      @surfer007able 2 года назад

      @@shredmtb4884 oh yeah sounds the same thing, must be a fault aye…will see if I can do the cartridge otherwise night just have to replace the factory dropper ….got the 2019, 120

  • @pauljamesbenuya9670
    @pauljamesbenuya9670 3 года назад

    I kinda got scared when you were forcing the stanchion out, you might have created the stanchion. You could have removed the bottom part first which is the actuator then unscrew the seal cap. Also, those brass keys can be removed that way you can take off the whole seal cap and clean it properly.

  • @mrpercussive
    @mrpercussive 4 года назад

    when you removed that nut 5:20 the one below the saddle, does that expose a schraeder valve to add air in the air spring?

    • @mrpercussive
      @mrpercussive 4 года назад

      i have the same seatpost and it's lost air pressure... was wondering if you'd know how to add it back in or am i SOL? Haha

    • @amermtb
      @amermtb 4 года назад

      @@mrpercussive yes just pump it up!

    • @mrpercussive
      @mrpercussive 4 года назад

      @@amermtb turns out it's a sealed cartridge... cant pump it up... gotta get a whole new air spring assembly

    • @amermtb
      @amermtb 4 года назад

      @@mrpercussive my one has valve on the top and you just pump it

    • @mrpercussive
      @mrpercussive 4 года назад +5

      Łukasz Amerek not for these models which are essentially the same as the PNW Rainier, Tranz X, Brand X Ascend and Shimano Koryak. There is no Schraeder valve under the saddle. Instead there’s a 10mm but that holds the sealed cartridge in place

  • @cianclancy3684
    @cianclancy3684 5 лет назад +3

    Having just done this, parts of the video really aren't accurate. Undoing the nut at the top has nothing to do with the position of the dropper, as the video would imply. The air spring does not lock in a particular position. This is obvious once you have it apart. To loosen the nut, the best thing to do is unscrew the actuator end instead, and gently grip the bottom of the air spring with mole grips, and undo the top nut.

    •  4 года назад +1

      Done what you told and can't loose the top nut, help me

  • @ahmadjamal4833
    @ahmadjamal4833 5 лет назад

    It is original lion Morgan mtb bike

  • @coin1529
    @coin1529 3 года назад

    This is where the seal comes from, the bottom of the thread. Check in very very slow speed: ruclips.net/video/gCpk86vQBAU/видео.html

  • @davidperry7676
    @davidperry7676 3 года назад

    Brass fethard keys.

  • @majlo325
    @majlo325 4 года назад

    Przed serwisem czegokolwiek rower powinien zostać staranie umyty z piachu ........

  • @bolillo222
    @bolillo222 3 года назад

    I literally kill my dropper 8:53 because I don't know how to do that xD omg now I'm feeling so dumb

  • @brendonshane7904
    @brendonshane7904 3 года назад +1

    your english is something

  • @pocotoogladasz1640
    @pocotoogladasz1640 5 лет назад +2

    Szajbajk ;p

  • @rianrodrigues555
    @rianrodrigues555 5 лет назад +1

    primeiro