Busted Fork Seal...AGAIN!!!
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Busted Fork Seal...AGAIN!!!
So about a month ago I posted about a busted fork seal. I took it to the dealer and they replaced both sides.
I just got back from a long underway and since I had a four day weekend I decided to ride out to the Hoover Dam. On the way back to SD I noticed that my left fork has oil residue on it. Get home ok, but sure enough, looks like the left fork seal is busted now, last time it was the right.
I dont know if it is coincidence or what, but when my right fork seal went bad, it was after the bike was sitting for a few weeks. Now that I am back after my bike sitting again for a few weeks, the left one is bad. Hmmmmmm?
Anyway, called the dealer and sounds like its not going to be an issue to take it back in and they will fix it since its only been a little over a month.
Hopefully this will not become a reoccurring issue.
I just got back from a long underway and since I had a four day weekend I decided to ride out to the Hoover Dam. On the way back to SD I noticed that my left fork has oil residue on it. Get home ok, but sure enough, looks like the left fork seal is busted now, last time it was the right.
I dont know if it is coincidence or what, but when my right fork seal went bad, it was after the bike was sitting for a few weeks. Now that I am back after my bike sitting again for a few weeks, the left one is bad. Hmmmmmm?
Anyway, called the dealer and sounds like its not going to be an issue to take it back in and they will fix it since its only been a little over a month.
Hopefully this will not become a reoccurring issue.
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Make sure they check thta your fork tubes are straight. When I had mine replaced under warranty they insisted on doing the whole rebuild kit and in the process found one of the fork tubes bent. They seemed to know it came that way from the factory so I would assume it wasn't the first time.
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Last fall I rebuilt my front tubes with an aftermarket kit I got from a local metric dealer...he swore that since the front tubes HD uses are Japanese, and not only was the kit cheaper, but the kit was made for the Japanese tubes and was as good as or better than the OEM HD kit...I put that cheap-*** stuff in and the main seals blew out within the first five miles...I pulled the tubes all apart and pulled that cheap **** out and rebuilt it with the OEM HD parts...no problems since.
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