bertuk Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 http://www.off-road.com/dirtbike/tech/dirt-bike-fork-oil-leak-fix-53366.html the video and text on this link seem very good,its from an american dirt bike site but seems worth a try for pennies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
totalshell Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 or you could just use a thin feeler guage.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tankygsy Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 It doesn't fix anything, its just a tool for wiping dirt from seals. I've always cleaned my seals regularly, its just another maintenance requirement. I'm also a big fan of fork dust boots, they do keep dirt and crud but they do look really gay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bilc0 Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 Like hs's going to turn away a $350 job away for $5, mind you at that kind of labour rate don't sound like he gets much work anyways. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axulsuv Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 But this one just has to work better ! http://www.riskracing.com/pages/Video_Seal_Doctor_Page.html Glenn (but riskracing does make some interesting stuff...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pindie Posted February 15, 2012 Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 I clean my seals out every few rides. This means you way longer from a set of seals. It's simple to do. Pull up the dust wiper, insert feeler gauge, tool or piece of camera film negative and wipe around. You will be amazed at the amount of gunge that comes out of even nearly new seals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertuk Posted February 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2012 But this one just has to work better ! http://www.riskracing.com/pages/Video_Seal_Doctor_Page.html Glenn (but riskracing does make some interesting stuff...) i'd go along with that,dont forget to check your fork tube! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ham2 Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 I clean my seals out every few rides. This means you way longer from a set of seals. It's simple to do. Pull up the dust wiper, insert feeler gauge, tool or piece of camera film negative and wipe around. You will be amazed at the amount of gunge that comes out of even nearly new seals. +1 for me...35mm film works best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magicmat Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 But surely film will deteriorate through use ? for about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadof2 Posted February 16, 2012 Report Share Posted February 16, 2012 Full length gaiters are the answer, seals last forever and the gaiters protect the stantions from damage if you drop the bike in rocks - however as a previous poster says probably a bit gay or flat cappish for the stop and hop brigade. A good tip is to left the dust boot and wrap a piece of sponge soaked in thick oil round the stantion then replace dust boot. This stops most dirt getting at the seal and you just clean or replace the sponge every few weeks. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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