[Ducati] 900SS Damper

[Wright, Dirk]

I have the Haynes manual and it has the proper way to take these apart, thanks. The spacer is below the spring and the whole assembly including the spring is held together by the top cap. To replace the spacer after unscrewing the cap from the cartridge rod, you either have to pull the cartridge, which requires inserting a screwdriver in a hole at the bottom of the fork, or turn the fork upside down. I'm just replacing the spring so I have to do neither. thanks. 

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Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 8:09 AM
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Subject: RE: [Ducati] 900SS Damper


i haven't paid much attention to late marzocchi, i wasn't really thinking of them and can't remember what the 900S ones actually look like.

if they're like the earlier marzocchi forks - 600/750/900cr - the spacer is plastic and sits on top of the spring.  the cartridge is a captive part of the lower fork leg - it's held in by the tube which is rolled at the bottom to keep it in.  that's why you can't revalve the marzocchi.  well, you can get them apart if you really want to.  you can pull off the lower aluminium piece that holds the caliper, etc.  that's what the bolt holds on.

on the earlier ones you just pull down the spacer a little and it lets you remove the collets holding the top retainer on.  then it all slides off.  if you email me at work - motobrad at bigpond.net.au - i can sit in front of the parts catalogue while replying so that way i should be able to be more specific.

brad
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