HDForums Tech Tips and More
A buddy of mine came to me the other day with a problem. His front fork seals were leaking. This can be caused by a variety of things. If you watch any of our Tuesday Stunts videos you can see evidence of one, major impacts to the front forks. Dirt can become lodged in the fork wipers and seals creating a gap that oil seeps out of. The other concern is damage to the fork surface itself. Years of hard riding and foul weather can put dents, scratches, and pit marks on forks so that they won’t seal properly.
So what do you do? Well, first you need to figure out which of the above issues you are dealing. In this case we are going to look at the easiest item to deal with. Dirt and debris in the for seals. There are two ways to tackle this. One is to remove the front wheel, remove the fork legs, and replace the seals. The other is a neat little tool that allows you to pop the seals and clean under them and then seat them back in place without removing the fork legs.
The Seal Mate is a handy little tool that saves you a ton of money. My buddy went from possibly spending $300 to spending under $10. Check out the video below on how it works and tell us in the forums what tech tips you use maintain your seals.