MAVERICK | 3085 Bluff Street | Boulder, Colorado 80301 | www.maverickbike.com
Service: It is recommended to service your seatpost every 3 months or as needed depending on riding conditions. To
service your seatpost, remove the seatpost from your bike (it is not necessary to remove the saddle from the seatpost).
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Remove the Main Seal Head and the 10mm nut inside the bottom of the Outer Tube (see Figure 1.).
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Slide the Inner Tube out of the Outer Tube.
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Using a light solvent/degreaser, clean the SpeedBall components thoroughly.
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Apply a high lubricity petroleum based grease to the Compression shaft (360 degrees), Guide Block, Glide Ring
(360 degrees), and Bushing (360 degrees) as shown in Figure 2.
Figure 1.
Figure 2.
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After the proper areas are greased, insert the Inner Tube Back into the Outer Tube.
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Thread the Nut onto the compression shaft and torque to 4 Nm (35 in.lb).
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It is recommended that you place your seatpost in the lowered position before securing the Main Seal
H
ead.
The Speedball is equipped with two
T
eflon bushings and a brass Guide Block that may wear depending on use and
maintenance. Should your Speedball develop slop or excessive side play, these bushings and/or Guide Block can be
replaced following the below steps. It is recommended that these steps are performed by a competent bicycle
mechanic.
1. Place your seatpost upside down
while d
epressing
the Release Lever,
and
cycle the post a few times. This action
will move air
to the other side of the valve and allow you to depressurize the system.
2. Remove the Main Seal Head and 10mm nut and separate the Inner Tube from the Outer Tube.
3. Depress the Schrader valve at the end of the compression shaft to release the internal pressure. In order to
remove all air pressure from the system, allow the Schrader valve to seal and actuate the Release Lever (with the
seatpost upside down). Depress the Schrader
v
alve again and repeat this step until all pressurized air is removed
from the system.
CAUTION: Once you remove the Guide Block Screw in step 4, DO NOT ACTIVATE THE RELEASE LEVER!
There may be a pocket of pressurized air on the other side of the valve that can cause severe injury or death.
4. Remove the Guide Block using a 2mm allen wrench. This screw is secured with a thread locking compound and
may be difficult to remove.
5. Remove the old Guide Block and replace
wi
th
a
new Guide Block. Make sure that the new
Guide Block
is installed in the same pocket that the old one
was in
.
6. Reinstall the new Guide Block Screw and torque to 6 kg.cm (5 in.lb).
7. Using a bicycle shock pump, pressurize the seapost to 70psi. To achieve the proper pressure on both sides of
the valve, the Release Lever must be actuated while presurizing the system.
7. Apply grease as shown in Figure 2 and reassemble the seatpost.
8. Once the seapost is assembled, it will be neccesary to place the post vertically (or in the bike frame) and cycle the
post at least ten (10) times with Release Lever actuated to acheive a solid feel.
NOTE: Changing the internal oil is difficult, and should only be done by a trained bicycle mechanic.
Apply Grease at arrows
