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Old Jan 5, 2008 | 02:44 PM
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Hi, i have a 76 iron ith leaky forks which im going to replace the the seals in, what i need to know is do i need to replace the 2 wear rings that are on the shock absorber tube.thanks paul
 
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If you're going to tear the forks down to replace the seals it would be a good idea to replace the wear rings as well.
 
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