Specialized warranty claim

[deluz]

I heard back from the shop late yesterday and they said it would be 1-1/2 weeks. I am not sure if that is to take care of the claim or a get a replacement fork. In any case I am really happy things are moving along and I have a time line.

[Mark McM]

Originally Posted by deluz

Is there anywhere I can find the document that you referenced on Scribd?
I could not find it anywhere including Specialized web site.
I have a 54cm frame with 35mm of spacers plus I cut the fork an extra 5mm long. I am not sure if the black extension needed to be cut or not.
These instructions were not included with my frameset.

The instructions on the Scribd website referenced above were the instructions issued for the Tarmac SL7 expander wedge recall, and shows how to the replace the original expander plug with the new one. But the new Tarmac SL7 expander plug is the same one that is used on the current Tarmac SL8, so the process is likely similar. Depending on the web browser being used, the Scribd site allows you to see each page after watching a 10 second ad. I can view all the pages (after the delay for the ads) using the Edge browser on Windows. This video from GC performance shows the installation of the new expander plug in a Tarmac SL7 following the recall instructions, including sizing and cutting down the bottom wedge:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InRxvN-HmUE

I only had to cut a about 10-15mm off the bottom wedge on a size 54 Tarmac SL7 with 15 mm of spacers under the stem, so maybe the bottom wedge doesn't need to be cut alt all for your bike.

[dddd]

Sounds like things are moving along.

If the fork isn't the color you want, I would myself try to retain the existing fork and then fashion a wedge-puller to push against the end of the steerer.
Trying to use a slide hammer against only perhaps a few hundred grams of fork weight would seem to require a much faster velocity to be applied to the slide, unless the end of the steerer could perhaps be perched on a thick wooden "washer" to be positioned on vise jaws opened just enough for the slide hammer's pull-rod to move through.

Probably though, having noted a jammed-in expander wedge, the dealer will not let that fork out of the door no matter what, and (if it really is damaged) that is very proper on their part.