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1998 CHUBBY / CHUBBY LT OWNER'S MANUAL - PDF

Noleen

Chubby / Chubby LT

Owner’s Manual

Summary of Contents for Chubby

Page 1: ...1998 CHUBBY CHUBBY LT OWNER S MANUAL PDF Noleen Chubby Chubby LT Owner s Manual ...

Page 2: ...d This Manual Precautions Installation 3 Frame Preparation Fork Preparation Installation Suspension Tuning 6 Tuning Variables Tuning Adjustments Maintenance 8 Tools Needed Lubrication Seal and O Ring Replacement Bearing Replacement Maintenance Schedule Torque and Lubrication Table Service Kits ...

Page 3: ...low proper proceduretoensuremaximumperformance CAUTION K2 Bike strongly recommends that your Chubby Fork be installed by a K2 Bike dealer or other qualified technician These instructions are for a qualified installer who possesses proper training and tools Improperly installed forks can be extremely dangerous and can result in failure during use and severe injury CAUTION The Noleen Chubby Fork is ...

Page 4: ...nch preloadadjusterremovaltool loosenandremovethepreloadadjustersandspringstack 2 Slidetheuppertripleclampoffofthetopofthefork Step 2 Check the Critical Measurement for the Chubby Chubby LT CAUTION The lower triple clamp on the Chubby and Chubby LT must remain a certain distance above the front tire The Chubby needs this amount of room allow the suspension to compress fully without the tire striki...

Page 5: ...e steerer tube If it is not loosenthesteererclampboltandslidethesteererupuntilthebottomliponthesteererisagainstthebottom sideofthelowertripleclamp Retorquethesteererclampboltto85in lbs 3 Slidethecrownraceontothesteerertubeandinstalltheraceusinga slidehammerorotherraceinstallationtool 4 Inspecttheraceandmakesurethatthebottomoftheracesitsflushwiththecrownraceseatonthelowertriple clampandthattheracei...

Page 6: ...t stem handlebar and brakes That s it 1 If you will want to cut the steerer tube make sure that you have enough room for your stem DO NOT cut the steerer tube too short Also make sure the star fangled nut is properly placed in the steerer tube before you do any cutting 2 Installthestar fanglednutintotopofsteerertube10 12mmfromtheuppersurfacewithstarfanglednutinstalla tiontool ifitisnotinstalledalr...

Page 7: ...oilspringsandnot toMCUsprings SincetheChubbyandChubbyLTuseacombinationofMCUspringsandacoilspring thespringchartbelowreferstocombina tionsofMCUspringsandnotactualspringrates Wesuggestdifferentspringratesforourbikesandforksbecausedifferentridersplacedifferent loadsonbicycles Springselectionisalsoaffectedgreatlybyriderpreference Moreaggressiveridersmaydesiretheirspringstobestiffer whileamorerecreatio...

Page 8: ... of the fork The bottom of the lower triple crown with no weight on the bike 3 Then measure from the same two points with a rider on the bike You will need some help with this The difference between the two measurements is the amount of suspension sag 4 ToincreasepreloadontheChubby turnpreloadadjustercapsclockwise Todecreasethepreloadonthe Chubby turnpreloadadjustercapscounterclockwise 5 Ifyouhave...

Page 9: ... frombrakelever Thiswillallowyoutoleavethebrakesonwhileremovingsliders 3 Remove4mmhexboltslocatedonbottomofforklegs Youmayexperiencedifficultywhendoingthis Note If you have trouble removing the bottom slider bolts increase the preload on the spring stack and try again If this doesn t work remove the spring stack and the x shaped spacer and insert an 8 mm wrench with a long extension into the sprin...

Page 10: ... andlosetheireffectiveness Youmaynoticeinconsistentdampingsuchasaquickrebound andreplacingtheo ringswillhelpfixthis Therearea totaloffouro ringsineachleg twoaroundtheairdamper oneontheoutsideofthealuminiumstopper andoneoftheinsideofthealuminium stopper Theyshouldallbereplacedatthesametime 1 FollowthestepsinLubrication AirDampertodisassembletheforkandtheairdamper 2 Removethealuminiumstopperfromthed...

Page 11: ...otposts 4 Check adjustSuspensionSag 4 Inspect serviceallsealando rings 4 Torque Lubrication Product PartName Location Size Description Torque in lbs Lubrication Loctite Chubbyfork TripleCrown M6 x 1 x 18 SHCS 85 Yes Blue BrakeBridge M6 x 1 x 14 FHCS 60 Yes Blue Brakepivot M8BrakePivotPost 60 No Red Sliderbottom M5 x 8 x 15 SHCS 60 Yes None Service Kits ThefollowingReplacement ServiceKitisavailable...

Page 12: ...Spring 25 M5FR5 2610 000 2 Seal wiper 26 M5FR7 2166 000 2 TopSpringRetainer 27 M5FRY 2167 000 2 BottomSpringRetainer 28 M5FR5 2143 000 2 ReboundBumper Item Part Qty Description 1 15150 x 1 SliderAssy Right 2 15151 x 1 SliderAssy Left 3 15244 x 2 StanchionTube Chubby 15735 x 2 Stanchion TubeChubbyLT 4 15245 2 EndSpacer Chubby 15734 2 EndSpacer ChubbyLT 5 15246 x 2 MiddleSpacer 6 15249 2 RodSpacer 7...

Page 13: ...rFangledNut 4 15247 x 1 SteererTube 5 15344 2 StanchionBumper 6 M5FKF 2340 000 2 Wire Tie 7 M5FKH 2Y20 000 2 BrakePivotPostWasher 8 M5FKP 2Y10 000 4 M6x1x14FHCS BrakeBridge 9 M5FKZ 2720 000 2 M8BrakePivotPost 10 15650 x 1 BrakeBridge 11 M5FRA 2310 000 2 4inchboot 12 MTFK1 2Y14 100 6 M6x1x18SHCS tripleclamps 1 2 ...

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