Fork seal replacement
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Fork seal replacement
irritating to say the least....riding season and no rain or time, has anyone tried the 35mm ( or thin plastic)film trick where you push it down through the seal to clean, and if so did it work for you. I am not against replacing but would rather ride and if this trick works I'd be happy as hell.
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Not my favorite job but also not the end of the world. On my Wide Glide I could do it without removing the tubes from the trees, which makes it much faster. Remove wheel and fender, drain fluid, remove bottom screw and slap the lower leg down to remove seal. Slide on new seal and with seal installer of your choice (I use two PVC halves wrapped in duct tape and two hose clamps) hammer the leg up into the seal. Reinstall all as removed and be on your way. PITA for sure but probably three hours uninterrupted. Good luck.
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Originally Posted by apples402
irritating to say the least....riding season and no rain or time, has anyone tried the 35mm ( or thin plastic)film trick where you push it down through the seal to clean, and if so did it work for you. I am not against replacing but would rather ride and if this trick works I'd be happy as hell.
Check out this video on YouTube:
http://youtu.be/8wlzfoVroSY
Last edited by br549A1; 06-21-2017 at 07:08 AM.
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irritating to say the least....riding season and no rain or time, has anyone tried the 35mm ( or thin plastic)film trick where you push it down through the seal to clean, and if so did it work for you. I am not against replacing but would rather ride and if this trick works I'd be happy as hell.
But hell, man. On your bike, where you don't have to spend half a day taking stuff off just to get to the forks, you could have this done in a couple of hours. I splurged a while back and bought the fancy-pants fork seal driver tool. Come on down. We'll get you rolling in no time!
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