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Toymaker Serious Thumper Offline Dragon Rider Posts: 1534 Granite Falls, NC Gender:	How hard to replace fork seals? 12/20/09 at 07:14:58 The Savage be leaking a little and I know the seals are shot. So, how hard is it to do. I've done lots of engine work but NO fork work... Plus I want to put fork boots on too. T
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Charon Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1811 Harvard, NE Gender:	Re: How hard to replace fork seals? Reply #1 - 12/20/09 at 07:48:51 Personally, I'd probably remove the fork legs and take them to the dealer. Let him replace the seals. Then, when you get them back, make sure they have the right type and amount of oil. You have to remove the fork legs anyway to install the fork boots, so on reinstallation you just add the boots.
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prechermike Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Kalashna Kitty, from Skat Posts: 1190 Ponzer, NC Gender:	Re: How hard to replace fork seals? Reply #2 - 12/20/09 at 09:24:36 I "helped" replace the fork seals in mine right after I got it. It was not too hard a job. I'm sure you can do it.
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jabman Senior Member Offline Posts: 411 England Gender:	Re: How hard to replace fork seals? Reply #3 - 12/20/09 at 09:38:02 i did mine before my tkat brace. there's enough info here. but the size you need to made a tool was different then what the other members said.
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BurnPgh Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1732	Re: How hard to replace fork seals? Reply #4 - 12/20/09 at 10:24:02 clymers calls for a special tool which was my undoing. Theres directions on making it and doing the seal replacement but i couldnt getit to work. I ended up prying my leaky oil seal out with a small screwdriver in desperation. I wouldnt do that again.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: How hard to replace fork seals? Reply #5 - 12/20/09 at 11:15:05 Savagewahine pulled it off, but then she was pretty much able to do anything it seemed. Miss that gal, but she seemed to have such a busy life, she didnt have time to talk about what all she was doing, she was too busy Doing.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28642 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: How hard to replace fork seals? Reply #6 - 12/20/09 at 11:58:50 Fork boots... They are sold under the name "MSR Daystar"... model 58.. http://www.powersportspro.com/pages/catalogs/viewproductdetailbysku/U2t1U3Rhc...
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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: How hard to replace fork seals? Reply #7 - 12/20/09 at 12:05:43 That's one of the things I love about my girder front end. I ain't gotta worry about fork seals.
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RidgeRunner13 Serious Thumper Offline haulin' the groceries! Posts: 649 Mustang Island, Texas Gender:	Re: How hard to replace fork seals? Reply #8 - 12/20/09 at 12:17:13 Rancho shock boots will work. $5 each at O'Reilly's & available in different colors.
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Re: How hard to replace fork seals?
Reply #9 - 12/20/09 at 12:42:15

Yonuh Adisi FSO wrote on 12/20/09 at 12:05:43:

That's one of the things I love about my girder front end. I ain't gotta worry about fork seals. Wink

Im loosely considering a springer front end for that reason but have more measuring (and saving) to do. Plus I really want to keep my cast wheels and the metric vs standard axle is an issue.

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Re: How hard to replace fork seals?
Reply #10 - 12/20/09 at 16:13:50

It's easily, you can do it in a day with many interuptions.

The secret to the tool...
Start with the unaltered broom stick.
Jam it down there and see how it feels.
Try the bolt, if it don't work take it out and cut a taper like a pencil.
Try again and keep cutting the taper longer until it works.
I don't think you'll have a problem, you have a way of making it work.

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Re: How hard to replace fork seals?
Reply #11 - 12/20/09 at 21:09:41

verslagen1 wrote on 12/20/09 at 16:13:50:

It's easily, you can do it in a day with many interuptions.

The secret to the tool...
Start with the unaltered broom stick.
Jam it down there and see how it feels.
Try the bolt, if it don't work take it out and cut a taper like a pencil.
Try again and keep cutting the taper longer until it works.
I don't think you'll have a problem, you have a way of making it work.

The broomstick idea is exactly what i did except that when I finally got it to fit the bolt was so tight that turning it stripped the broom tool.

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drharveys - FSO Serious Thumper Offline Greetings from San Luis del Norte! Posts: 1776 St Louis MO Gender:	Re: How hard to replace fork seals? Reply #12 - 12/22/09 at 05:09:20 Pictures please. This thread is crying out for photos of tools and broomsticks!
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