davdeborg Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 hi been reading on here about changing fork seals i have a little leak nothing magor if i remove fork leg and remove the clips that hold seal in place and manage to remove seal from the top can i not slide new seal down fork leg press into place and refit clips etc can you do it this way or do you have to strip forks????? help advice appreciated many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grib Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 You will probably struggle to get the seal out with the fork stantion in place. Bear in mind that if you damage the chrome while trying to remove the seal it will cost £156 and about 7 weeks lead time to fix it. Stripping the forks means you can flush out all of the accumulated gunge anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davdeborg Posted April 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 i know what you mean but i have a problem as someone as damaged the nut at the bottom trying before there tight tight tight anyone recommend a carefull way of removing the seal i have done it before when a kid on a old banger by screwing in a self tapper either side of seal and gently pulling on alternative sides crude i know but it worked then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony283 Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 The simple answer is NO ! However it is not difficult but perhaps daunting if you have never done it before. For full instructions with all the pictures you can use my "blog" as a reference tool. Go to the left side and come down to 2008, select the year, then January. The article was published on 31Jan 2008 and is called "How to, Fork Oil Seals" Good luck Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davdeborg Posted April 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 cheers mate great blog thanks alot feel happier now just need to get nut lose thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony283 Posted April 1, 2013 Report Share Posted April 1, 2013 Well an allen bolt, if it won't come undone with a sharp knock, hammer air gun at a local garage will shift it. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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