Howdy All,

While my engine was getting built I thought the timing was right to powder my fork lowers. Pulled'em apart - no drammas. Got the new fork seals and dust seals while I was at it. Made up my own fork seal tool using a 50mm high pressure pipe. Installed fork seals - no probs. Used little grease to make sure they go in nice'n'easy. Filled em up with fork oil, took the bike for a ride. Coming back, I've noticed a very slight oil/grease film on fork sliders just above the dust caps. I've visually inspected the fork/dust seals and it all looks OK. So what gives? Could this be a light oil from the grease I've used during the fork seal install? Or my fork seals are leaking? If they are leaking, than what did I do wrong? I know that the retaining ring will not fit in, unless the fork seals are in properly.



Any advice would be greately appreciated.

Cheers

vladt

 

When I picked up my scoot, their was a slight film on the fork tubes from the lowers compressing, didnt think anything of it and just wiped it off. I recently did my lowers as well, and still got the film. I wouldnt be too concerned about it. But i'm only saying that because thats how it was stock too.

 

It's fine, they all do it.

 

As long as that's all you are seeing, you are fine. Believe me, you'll know if they are leaking as this just happened to me this weekend. I walked by my bike and it looked like maybe somebody dropped a cherry drink or something on the ground and splashed it all over my primary. Upon further inspection, I realized it was fork oil coming out of the top of the slider and spraying back all over me and the left side of my bike. I rode it a little the rest of the weekend and it just kept coming. I put it on the trailer to bring it home and immediately had to spray it down with S100 and rinse the whole bike off. It "bled" all the way home and that stuff was everywhere.

 

Thanks Gents.
That makes me feel whole lot better. I kind of was worried that I've done something wrong. All I am seeing is a very light oil film, nothing more.

cheers

 

I just put a DNA. Wide glide front end on my dyna, same thing here, very slight film. Here I am searching the Internet for fork seal leaks and came across this thread. MYne I don't need to worry about it so much.

 

Well, I took the bike out for a long ride this weekend and the oil was "spraying" everywhere. I must have done something wrong. Will pull the forks apart again tonight and re-check.

Cheers
Vlad

 

Wrong ! Your seal is leaking if theres a film of oil on the tube!!!!