Fork cap seaping
Fork cap seaping
A couple of years ago I installed the chrome front end on my street glide. I keep noticing oil residue on the top of the left tube. Thought it might be just leftover until last week when I changed ttyhe sqitches and noticed it caked pretty bad. I am going to have to drain the fluid to seehow much is lot. Now I am wondering if it is possible that the fork did not seat entirely into the tree and that is the reason it is seaping.
Anyone have any insight?
Anyone have any insight?
I went and looked back through my records and found that I had replaced the orings at the caps when I got back from the first long trip after the front end swap. So they had to be leaking then.
Maybe I am overtightening this one.....hhhmmmmm
Maybe I am overtightening this one.....hhhmmmmm
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Also,
The grease from the steering head liquifies at fairly low temperatures, and then can flow over to the top of the low-side (left) fork, mimicking the condition you describe. look at that before you tear everything apart.
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The grease from the steering head liquifies at fairly low temperatures, and then can flow over to the top of the low-side (left) fork, mimicking the condition you describe. look at that before you tear everything apart.
Harris
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It's on the right side (at least that is were I noticed) it and got concerned. Took a ride to the dealer and got some fluid and new cap seals.
Dawg - I was wondering if maybe I didnt get the leg all the way up in the trees and the cap is not completely seating against the top of the upper tube the way it should. Probably not likely but I am going to loosen everything see if I can re seat them into the upper tree and then replace the top seals after draining and refilling them. I'll find out for sure if that is the problem when I get back from Florida.
Dawg - I was wondering if maybe I didnt get the leg all the way up in the trees and the cap is not completely seating against the top of the upper tube the way it should. Probably not likely but I am going to loosen everything see if I can re seat them into the upper tree and then replace the top seals after draining and refilling them. I'll find out for sure if that is the problem when I get back from Florida.
Maybe I am confused then. The way the oil is sitting on top of the upper tree, I believe that seal #1 in the diagram is not making good contact with the top of the fork cap, thus leaking on top of the tree.
Are you and Dawg trying to say that seal #2 is actually leaking?
Are you and Dawg trying to say that seal #2 is actually leaking?
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Maybe I am confused then. The way the oil is sitting on top of the upper tree, I believe that seal #1 in the diagram is not making good contact with the top of the fork cap, thus leaking on top of the tree.
Are you and Dawg trying to say that seal #2 is actually leaking?
Are you and Dawg trying to say that seal #2 is actually leaking?
I believe we were talking about #16 but the oil would be running down the lower if that was the problem.
Last edited by HDV-GLIDE; Apr 7, 2012 at 05:51 PM.
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