link1896
Mr Greenfield
in the factory at work it sure is.
Specialized rear shock "Brain" rebuild with pictures & now forks too
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in the factory at work it sure is.
hifiandmtb
Sphincter beanie
Keep going 
link1896
Mr Greenfield
Keep going
Top brain fade and rebound adjust on your fork right?
hifiandmtb
Sphincter beanie
A picture tells a thousand words!
rider124
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Time to re enter this thread instead of watching over it :spy:
The three epics I'm familiar with working on (that have a brain fork) all have adjustments at the top. Ranging from 2013 to 2015
Never actually seen one at the bottom, quite probably before my time of working on bikes!!
link1896
Mr Greenfield
2014 non sworks World Cup came with bottom adjust brain fade knob.
link1896
Mr Greenfield
Here is the service video for the bottom adjust version https://vimeo.com/16517533
Since you are the resident brain surgeon I was wondering if it's possible to retrofit BRAIN system onto an non brain fork ?
Just to balance the bike, my EPIC only comes with a brain rear shock but non brain fork.
When the rear brain is fully open the bike feels more balanced
Older threads on mtbr suggested that you can send your fork to specialized australia for a brain transplant, but I'm not sure if they do that locally.
Just to balance the bike, my EPIC only comes with a brain rear shock but non brain fork.
When the rear brain is fully open the bike feels more balanced
Older threads on mtbr suggested that you can send your fork to specialized australia for a brain transplant, but I'm not sure if they do that locally.
redbruce
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link1896
Mr Greenfield
Specialized rear shock "Brain" rebuild with pictures
It's is possible depending on your fork. Any Sid/reba forks built from 2011 (and newer) can take a brain cartridge from a 2011 onwards Sid/reba. If you can obtain one second hand, no need to get Specialized's help, you can have a bike shop install for you, with a lowers service this should be 30mins of work. There are two varieties, top and bottom brain fade adjust. They are fictionally the same apart from the location of the knob. One you can adjust while riding, one you have to get off the bike.
I've seen a few second hand on eBay in the States for about 150usd.
It's is possible depending on your fork. Any Sid/reba forks built from 2011 (and newer) can take a brain cartridge from a 2011 onwards Sid/reba. If you can obtain one second hand, no need to get Specialized's help, you can have a bike shop install for you, with a lowers service this should be 30mins of work. There are two varieties, top and bottom brain fade adjust. They are fictionally the same apart from the location of the knob. One you can adjust while riding, one you have to get off the bike.
I've seen a few second hand on eBay in the States for about 150usd.
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hifiandmtb
Sphincter beanie
Wow. Keep going!
link1896
Mr Greenfield
There is another way. Auto feed can just make it to 0.8mm
Hello,Offending Orings. Very loose fitting in the receiving holes at each end. O rings have gone hard or were undersized to begin with.
How do you dissasemble this part of the shock?
Thank You,
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link1896
Mr Greenfield
Wow I'm sorry I missed this, never got the push notification, hope I'm not too late.
To remove the hose from both ends you need to compress the wire c clip. It is a bastard to do. You need two small pins to push into the holes on either side. But before you start, you need to spin the c clip in position till the opening is at the 6 or 12 o'clock positions so it compresses easily.
The first time I tried, it took me an hour to get one c clip out. As for pins, I found sewing machine needles cut down worked.
Do NOT scratch the inner surface, this is a sealing face.
Tank you link1896,
link1896
Mr Greenfield
Specialized rear shock "Brain" rebuild with pictures
Bought some 2011 T3 ally, oh it machines like a dream.
So a dual air 29" Spring assembly will get chopped and thread into this. This gives me a Schrader valve on the exterior of the fork for IFP pressure tuning.
Step sideways slightly. Almost joined the fuckwits thread introducing brass into an aluminium environment.
Bought some 2011 T3 ally, oh it machines like a dream.
So a dual air 29" Spring assembly will get chopped and thread into this. This gives me a Schrader valve on the exterior of the fork for IFP pressure tuning.
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