I read in a couple different books that the piston rod bushing is prone to wear on these. My Eric Gorr book even talks of replacing good ones with a tighter fitting aftermarket bushing. I thought I had a nice set of '94 forks until I tore apart 3 other sets and found a pair of damper assemblies that was much tighter, but not everybody has a big stash of junk to pick through, surely a new bushing can be sourced. race tech maybe?