EASY way to OVERHAUL a SR Suntour Suspension Fork

Even basic mountain bike forks need maintenance too! This video shows you how to disassemble, clean, grease, and reassemble an SR Suntour bicycle fork.

*Tools for the job:*

*Cleaning Supplies:*
Super Clean Degreaser:

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The Gear I use:
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[fredriklefvert]

My 10 year old son just did this and changed the sealing and bushes, all by him self thank you for a very good video.

[zombie]

After going to a bike shop today and the bicycle mechanic showing no interest in helping me out, I turned to trusty ol' YouTube for advice on how service these forks, and found your video.
Thanks for the helpful information, I will be able to set about sorting the forks out and fitting them to my bike.

[dougchrysler]

with the way bikes and parts are right now, I think these kind of videos are fantastic. Cyclists can get more life out of what they already have.

[dronedunk]

This guy explains it so easy, my forks feel brand new, thank you sir 😎👍🏼

[alanmartinezrodriguez]

As clear as water. Great video. Thank you!!

[snewberry]

Thank you for this video. You made things clear so that even I can do this. I am a subscriber for about a year or so and I enjoy your videos.

[reneegudjon]

Maybe use threadlock compound for bottom nut. Great video

[markfranckowiakPNW]

I’d love to see a tear down comparison of the cheap Amazon air forks vs a “cheap” brand name air fork.

[riyadfurqon]

Thank you James for the very useful information

[AviationAngler]

Used to be into mountain biking but I jumped my bike too much and the spring came flying out when I came down from a wheelie thought I needed a new fork but after watching this vid I ordered a new spring preload and lockout cap just gotta get some grease and I should be good

[radderthanu]

The perfect tutorial for someone who has no idea what theyre doing - aka: me

This worked great!! Fork is smooth now.

[MrGoodaches]

Where's a good source for the internal plastic sleave/ bushing? My wife and I have a matched pair of MTBs with these forks. They're well overdue for their first disassembly and clean. Although not in horrendous condition I'm anticipating that new sleeves would reduce the amount of fore/aft cocking.
I feel more enthusiastic about taking these apart and cleaning them up after seeing your clear presentation of disassembly and re-assembly. I learned my bike maintenance skills in a previous era of 5 speed derailleurs, and brake pads that grabbed the rim of 27" wheels. Suspension forks weren't a thing back then.
Thank you for being complete but editing out the tedium.

[Mr.chameleon]

Can you please make a tutorial on how to adjust the forks

[Albert-quz]

Great Video ! Thank you . I have one of these forks on my bike.

[TheTwistedStone]

If you haven't got the plastic tool to remove caps a 1" socket works fine.

[AndyTonks-xp]

Great video and you work on the lower price range bikes as lot of vids is the expensive bikes thank you

[asdfgoogle]

Generally, a de-greaser will damage (dry out) seals due to their chemical make-up. Generally water, soap and water, or an ammonia-free glass cleaner (spray away or invisible glass) will be the best to use.

[Sangram-IND]

Super cool thanks so much very helpful. Understand what is the inside suspension fork. Thankyou so much brooo ❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥👍 love it

[omnelsch]

Thanks for the video. Is the Suntour tool to remove the preload adjuster really necessary? What else could I use?

[bryanjohnson]

Well done video and very informative. Unrelated to the video content and quality is the fork itself. I have this fork on my daughter's 2019 Trek Marlin 5 and unless you are riding on a sidewalks, streets, prepared limestone or a smooth dirt trail, the fork is pretty much useless on bumps, small rocks or tree roots and a rigid fork would be better. While the Marlin 5 is an entry level, dare I say, mountain bike, the fork holds it back. My thought is once you remove the fork for service, just toss it in the garbage and upgrade to an air fork if you are venturing into any real mountain bike trails.