Quote Originally Posted by Marshy View Post
As you describe it, no it's probably not a problem. There are two things to consider:

1. Does it inhibit or interfere with any moving parts within the fork? How far does it intrude (ie how deep is the dent) and does it touch on anything inside the fork? If it is above all the moving parts (spring and cartridge) and in line with the spring spacer, then it's possibly ok, assuming it's not touching the spacer and shaving off little bits of white plastic into the fork oil over every bump.

2. Is it indicative of more damage to the tube (ie is the tube still straight overall)? A bent tube will cause all sorts of grief with every other component pretty quickly and will need to be fixed or replaced before use.

Bring it with you. Also bring the rest of the fork (innards and lower), so that we can line them up etc.
It's probably a third of the way down the spring spacer so isn't in line with any of the moving parts. The intrusion is only a couple of mills so doesn't appear that it will hit the spacer.
After I realised this my concern was tube strength. I'll bring it over would like to know what you think.