How To Disassemble/Clean/Lube/Re-assemble RST Gila T5 Forks

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10 жыл бұрын

I show how to tear down, clean, lubricate and rebuild RST Gila T5 forks/shocks. RST recommends this maintenance be done "Every 4 weeks or 25-30 hours of riding or whenever the performance of the fork has diminished(whichever occurs first)." Basic service to keep your suspension working and from becoming stiff or frozen. This bike is a 2005 Specialized Hardrock Sport.
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@RJTheBikeGuy 5 жыл бұрын

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@davoodebrahimi1931 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you - it was very helpful

@TIMs_Photography 4 жыл бұрын

Just wanted to show some appreciation. I use your videos a lot during maintenance on my own bikes and you definitely explain everything in a way that any novice cyclist can understand and the steps anyone can follow without too many complications. As well as the videos being informative, they are also interesting to watch.

@zynius 5 жыл бұрын

> "Every 4 weeks or 25-30 hours of riding or whenever the performance of the fork has diminished(whichever occurs first)." Thanks. I'll now go and take apart my creaking suspension not opened for 10+ years. Wish my luck LOL

@kriss3907 4 жыл бұрын

I have just taken on a refurbish bike build so...i definitely wish you luck...lol This guys videos are just full of little tips tricks and essential maintenance advice you will soon be cleaning, repairing and cycling with the pro's.

@worldvaleur 6 жыл бұрын

This is so crazy. Was living on the coast of Ecuador for a couple of years, not taking too good care of my bike, so the shocks got rusty, muddy and wasn't working. So I figured I'd take them apart and give it a good clean. Among the first few vid's was this one.... GREAT VIDEO, and tailored to me perfectly, because as it turns out I have the EXACT same bike make and model . How weird is that!!!!!! Thanks for the great instructions. Off to find some lube.

@kotosquito 4 жыл бұрын

You're the Man, RJ! Thanks for your clear, well edited videos.

@maurolondono1 8 жыл бұрын

simply amazing! thanks dude, it's a useful video about how to do maintenance by yourself. I think I'll save a lot of money.

@vidcreations 8 жыл бұрын

Thank you for using a tripod and editing your video. Great Job!

@silosis 5 жыл бұрын

cant wait to do that with my specialized hardrock, as well as use your how to fix bent chainring guide to clear that issue up. your videos have helped me with many different bikes, always look for rj the bike guy for tutorials and you have always had them lol

@moreira8967 3 жыл бұрын

I did thit to my RST capa T6 and it had never been cleaned ,before the suspension wasn't working very well , now it works beautifully,thank you. :)

@doughboy153 7 жыл бұрын

Mate. Your stuff is great. I've learned heaps about servicing my own gear from your posts. Thanks.

@JamesRyan-qz7wk Жыл бұрын

Thanks to you and your videos, I literally now making living servicing in repairing MTB here in the P.N.W 🤙

@pablojimenez7859 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. I bought my bike 2 years ago and I probably hit the dirt trails twice a month, I don't think they need this maintenance yet. I have RST Gila fork.

@ericpistons9387 Жыл бұрын

I got similar forks. They are the most insane forks I’ve ever had. They are like a pogo and I have full confidence I’ll be jumping into a cloud! Never serviced em in 5 years they’ve never changed! Maybe I’m lucky! But I love em. On a Columbia too lol

@maxmiser286 7 жыл бұрын

I've really learnt a lot this past couple of days. I always thought shocks were a costly job.

@marteferia7938 9 жыл бұрын

Very detailed and helpful. I will try with my RST GILA PRO after this.

@99ronmarsh 7 жыл бұрын

Your video is going to be a great help for me !!! Thanks!!!

@davidives7671 7 жыл бұрын

Another really useful video. They save me lots of time/ trial and error.

@Drt0Kkdo 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks you for the guide! This helped me restore an old rst that i found

@limpshady1113 8 жыл бұрын

this helped a lot I have this mongoos 2.2 ledge its almost two years old and I'm doing maintenance on it for the first time

@flaviofariasjunior2254 7 жыл бұрын

Hi, your knowledgement and technics are awesome. Thanks for all your videos.

@IgorVir2runner 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for detail video. Going to do the same to my shocks. Hope there are everything the same as in yours. And that is a good point you showed, how to unscrew the bolts at the bottom if they spinning freely.

@jbraMoVal 8 жыл бұрын

THANKS FOR SHARING. IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO FIND THIS VIDEO.

@teeds88 8 жыл бұрын

this was actually extremely helpful, thanks!!

@tom.whitfield 8 жыл бұрын

You are a very professional luber

@ketmax2805 4 жыл бұрын

No one really likes to leave things dry

@yojackleon 6 жыл бұрын

thanks man, really well explained and very helpful.

@mikekeen9710 3 жыл бұрын

cheers that looks simple enough i have the very same fork on my bauer razor FS bike and this is wot i need to do to them as the forks have never bin touched since I've had the bike cheers once once again from New Zealand

@NikosTzan 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the instructions video! It was very helpful to me! :)

@bikeboy6674 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video, interesting and informative.

@tonydimaio1647 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you I'll be doing this tomorrow!!

@jensn.6129 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for these detail video instruction. thumbs up!

@dewercompany 8 жыл бұрын

Good video tutorial , it helped me alot revamp my shocks

@christianm4533 7 жыл бұрын

Excellent video as always, tanks a lot RJ

@mpower3134 6 жыл бұрын

Wow.... I have 15,000 km with my Gila RST :) . It is first time when I will do this :) . Was a second hand Magellan Polaris bike. 100% has over 20,000 km without maintenance... :)

@luisyusti2996 8 жыл бұрын

excellent explanation, for good maintenance of the suspension RST Gila. Upload video is general bicycle maintenance. Cheers...

@ryanemad4638 9 жыл бұрын

Amazing video dude!

@LegoladGank 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for this video! I didn't have any non lithium based lubricant so I used vaseline and it worked wonders!

@snerual2010 7 жыл бұрын

good tip man! thanks

@timwilliams632 3 жыл бұрын

I like your videos! Lots of info. I haven't read all the comments but instead of having a helper sit on the bike, a ratchet strap from the front wheel to the top of the handlebars or frame would have put pressure to get that bolt released as well... For those of us alone in the garage :-)

@JPlesley 10 жыл бұрын

Hey! great videos! they are very helpful

@guilloteUtube 9 жыл бұрын

thanks from uruguay!! very usefull!

@mdanumurthi 7 жыл бұрын

great tutorial! thank you!

@tommybdutton 5 жыл бұрын

As always a great video. And I do believe that I caught a glimpse of the elusive RJ the bike guys face!!! The is as rare as a Bigfoot siting😂😂😂

@rdkuless 6 жыл бұрын

nice clear instructions. Thank you very much..

@jitanandaswami9982 8 жыл бұрын

very nice video, thanks

@guilhermeny 9 жыл бұрын

GREAT VIDEO! THANK YOU!

@alessandrovivo 9 жыл бұрын

Muito bom. Vou tentar fazer na minha suspensão. Apesar da minha não ser a T5.

@ryannelson6549 8 жыл бұрын

Just so you know, you put the rubber pieces shaped like cones that are the first of two pieces that go on the thin bar coming out of the upper on backwards. I know from watching the way it was when you took it apart and from comparing with my own RST fork. Hope that is helpful if you didn't ever catch it.

@davidwinston1627 4 жыл бұрын

Your are right! He put the pieces back on upside down.

@jayjay-ml3hr 8 жыл бұрын

Big help i was gonna go to the bike shop now i decided to do it my self

@mod-mns 10 жыл бұрын

Yah this videos are very helpful Thanks a lot

@dexietyy7922 6 жыл бұрын

Cheers bud I have the exact same bike just the disc brake version but my forks were all seized and rusted

@heracles51 8 жыл бұрын

Helped alot!

@gustavovieira7 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you, man!

@musagolgoli1960 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your video.

@hardjopranoto5159 3 жыл бұрын

It was very helpful to me. Thank you very much. terima kasih.

@arwinespina1151 5 жыл бұрын

thanks for the video sir

@Escalofrios29 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks man you are amazing

@utubebiznu 9 жыл бұрын

nicely done. thanks,

@janakbudhathoki6174 7 жыл бұрын

too helpful😃😃thanks

@tmayberry7559 6 жыл бұрын

That awesome orange is great for cleaning chains and rear cassette and rear derailleur

@jacobhunter3100 7 жыл бұрын

good show man

@davemallon2974 7 жыл бұрын

Many thanks. That tool is pretty cool. Could you explain a bit about the plastic dials on top of the uppers and how they should be set?

@RJTheBikeGuy 7 жыл бұрын

They preload the springs and can make the suspension just a little softer or stiffer. Personal preference.

@gilessimmons6545 7 жыл бұрын

Its like listening to Darth Vader doing cycle maintenance!

@ayeshadiy5667 6 жыл бұрын

Nice video, thank U 😊

@stephenambrose2103 3 жыл бұрын

Perfect - thank you.

@filip2102 7 жыл бұрын

Goood JOB ! :D

@Jackulot326 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your good instructions I Have an i dea how to fix my fork

4 жыл бұрын

i just got rst oldstock yes!!!!!!!!!!!

@pheimphunthraphyphimlamat701 3 жыл бұрын

Good idea

@alexpascu6074 7 жыл бұрын

Hi! My bottom screw is attached to the metal bar and i dont know if i can disattach. Can i disassemble this fork?

@vanquangnguyen6619 5 жыл бұрын

Sehr gut.Danke

@cskiw 8 жыл бұрын

thank you!!

@magonaiver 9 жыл бұрын

Nice job man ! I have ideal pro rider 29' . Fork RST Blaze-ML, 100 mm, mechanical lock out, adjustable preload . Is it the same system with yours?

@istina27852 7 жыл бұрын

Thank You for this excellent video,I have the samo fork on my bike, and I will do the same,without this video I wouldnt try it!! Wouldnt be easier to take off the suspension from bike and set it on the working table,than clean it?

@RJTheBikeGuy 7 жыл бұрын

Not really.

@sivodesilva9866 7 жыл бұрын

great..saves me a lot off time investegaiting

@danielsvancara 7 жыл бұрын

how would I make my suspension good for jumping and rocks and etc I have a trek 3 series 3700. hardtail. would I make it the most tight stiff or make it loose or medium

@Touge_camaro 8 жыл бұрын

This helped me a lot cause the screw under the shock would not get tight

@yathatisgood 8 жыл бұрын

Your are so helpful mate. Thank you very much. That tool you made is really cool. What would the proper tool be called?

@RJTheBikeGuy 8 жыл бұрын

+yathatisgood Not sure the exact name. RST Special Tool or something like that.

@fredyannmixtv2948 4 жыл бұрын

Nice

@shreyusmallya 8 жыл бұрын

thanks a lot!

@joen3992 7 жыл бұрын

I actually have the same forks on a Cannondale. Followed your video and got them cleaned. Except the grease that was in them was this nasty yellow stuff. A devil to get out! Smelled of old dirt and vasoline. Finally just dumped lowers into a bath of strong citric cleaner.

@jhoncadavid4517 7 жыл бұрын

Joe N i recommend to use atf (automatic transmission fluid ) than grease will add more dirt inside the stancion

@vananthonyallego3396 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Rj! Thank you so much for this Amazing tutorial. You have help us newbies to save money and Do it by ourselves( not destroy it by ourselves). By the way do you recommend using a fork on the lower legs instead of using "Marine Grease"?

@RJTheBikeGuy 7 жыл бұрын

I recommend using something like Slickoleum/Slick Honey. I should have used it on this fork.

@Fat_Ninjah 8 жыл бұрын

if there is rust, is it a good idea to use a metal polish to get rid of it?

@treabamea527 5 жыл бұрын

Thank yoi very much !

@myscreen2urs 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this tutorial. I have a fork that had lost most of it's spring. I'll be needing to install new coils and hopefully what you've demonstrate will apply to this fork. I have another fork that has no bottom screw and when I remove the top cap, there's an Allen bolt, however I don't have an Allen key long enough to reach it. Are there special tools for this kind of fork?

@RJTheBikeGuy 5 жыл бұрын

I have over a dozen different fork overhaul videos. Different forks are different. If I don't have a video on your fork, then you will have to find instructions or figure it out. www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001NT2LK4/ref=nosim/youtube25-20

@JohnDoe-qi3nd 10 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the Video, very informative! I have an RST CT-FREE-TNL which has oil on one side and a spring on the other. Do you (or anyone who is reading this) know if it's safe to open that up like you did? Or will I have oil all over the place then? Thanks!

@RJTheBikeGuy 10 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I don't know anything about that model.

@georgecristianiordan3712 7 жыл бұрын

thanks a lot

@zero67439 9 жыл бұрын

bought a jamis trail x2 and the gila rst fork is not rebounding as it used to should i replace the fork entirely or get the fork looked at.

@pavelkocurek4856 8 жыл бұрын

thank you

@williambehr2312 8 жыл бұрын

please help,,, I believe I blew out my front forks. they are Rade show. they have screws sticking out at the bottom but no nut or Allen. what do I do?

@suleymanuslu7935 7 жыл бұрын

Tşekkürler bu gün bunuda öğrendik

@Pudd27ut 5 жыл бұрын

Hi RJ, my intention is assemble and re assemble my rockshox mag21 and my mag10 If u try it then it will beautyful for rockshox 63mm army;) U are my teacher:)

@RJTheBikeGuy 5 жыл бұрын

Those are a different animal. Planning to do some work on a Mag 10.

@therclandroverlad2801 8 жыл бұрын

When doing the pre load will the knows be facing the same or will they be different as I am trying to get mine equal but I wound them as far a I can (only a kid) and one is alot stiffer to turn than the other one

@TheAlFactory 4 жыл бұрын

Why we should use a non-lithium grease on forks ? What happened if I use this type of grease in my old RST Gila ?

@frankglaser1263 7 жыл бұрын

I couldn't find any other videos that you did on the 2005 Hardrock Sport. I'm especially interested in removing the cranks and replacing the bottom bracket. If you did a such a video, could you give me a link to it? (I have a 2004 Hardrock Sport.)