How To Rebuild a Proflex Girvin Vector Fork

Ignore this: Rebuild Service Disassembly Assembly Fix Restore Regrease Repair Refurbish Overhaul Clean
Elastomers:
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If your fork doesn’t have the plastic spacer that means it’s a low travel one you only need 1 elastomer
Plastic Spacer:
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O Ring seals:
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Bushings:
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[@glennpettersson9002]

Great video thanks for sharing 👍

[@slideman.]

Great Job!
Wow! a travel back in time! these belong in a museum now, but in their hayday they were something. They were notorious for denting the top tubes on the bikes when loosing control on the trail....Thanks for sharing and for resurrecting this component!

[@RetroRebuilds]

I’ll test that out thanks. These don’t work too bad for XC forks

[@robertkoleczko3987]

The fork was way better than their flex stem system! But, I owned a Scott elastomer suspension fork in 1992. I got it, because my Marzzochi Fork " exploded" a few times. But, I hated the elastomer suspension! It always gave you the feedback of an bumpy Tire!!

[@Blackberries_86_86]

I've wanted one of these forks for 30+ years 😬

[@craigsmithson7840]

Thank you for this I’m doing the version with the ods coil shock very helpful

[@LawrenceMacMacster]

I had a 856 with the 2.1 version or the vector fork and also a K2 proflex 4000... You couldn't overstroke the 50 mm of travel but it was particularly good for elastomers, the damper was okay for the time, still to this day one of the stiffest suspension fork I've ever ridden. You could really feel the difference...

[@jonathan19947]

Great video once again. Sorry for late comment didn't get notification this time weird so I checked the channel

[@RetroRebuilds]

Lol no worries man thanks

[@zmurray9499]

I've got 956 and a 755 that I will be doing this too soon👍🏼 thanks

[@milesjcarter]

Thanks this video was incredibly helpful

[@mahditavazoei7611]

Thank you for the instruction.. 👍

[@milesjcarter]

How close is the shaft of the shock unit supposed to be to the upper linkage and what might I have done wrong if it is touching? I think maybe the coil spring I salvaged from a random shock is a few mm too long? I had to preload a little it just to install into the shock with the blue nut all the way out

[@supervortex8363]

you know you can use a fox float shock on thos

[@vintageminis6727]

love how he just throws all the peaces on the floor id be looking at all that after its apart like yup i fucked up were does this lil peace go ahh shit im done

[@RetroRebuilds]

Done that before lol

[@joeybagodonutzzz]

Particularly with this build, i had an oops with first bushing washer - had to make one ​@RetroRebuilds