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Beagle Full Member Offline 1998 Suzuki Savage Posts: 217 Ohio Gender:	Front Fork Seals Leaking A Little 05/27/14 at 08:49:38 I just noticed that one of my front fork seals is leaking a bit. After taking it for a ride yesterday, I noticed a little oil on the fork. Could that cause the motorcycle to be shaky at highway speeds of 60mph or higher?
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28642 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Front Fork Seals Leaking A Little Reply #1 - 05/27/14 at 09:13:13 Not just from a little weeping... (you'd have to lose 3 or 4 ounces)... Try one of these tools... (you can make one yourself from a piece of 2 liter soda bottle).. Stopping a leak is a 2 minute job.... ... http://sealmate.net/
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Re: Front Fork Seals Leaking A Little
Reply #2 - 05/27/14 at 10:37:29

Serowbot wrote on 05/27/14 at 09:13:13:

Not just from a little weeping... (you'd have to lose 3 or 4 ounces)...

Try one of these tools... (you can make one yourself from a piece of 2 liter soda bottle)..
Stopping a leak is a 2 minute job.... Wink

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http://sealmate.net/
http://sealmate.net/Images/leaking%20fork%20seals.jpg

It is barely leaking at all. Maybe I'll spend the whopping $5.00 for one.

Thanks again! Wink

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Reply #3 - 05/27/14 at 10:40:10

I had an 85 honda magna that leaked oil from the seals i was assuming they would need to be replaced and i had bought new seals but wasnt looking forward to installing them so I made the "seal mate" tool out of a credit card and tryed it and the tool took out some black grime and the seals stopped leaking to my suprize so its worth a try that's for sure.

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Re: Front Fork Seals Leaking A Little
Reply #4 - 05/27/14 at 11:33:42

doh13 wrote on 05/27/14 at 10:40:10:

I had an 85 honda magna that leaked oil from the seals i was assuming they would need to be replaced and i had bought new seals but wasnt looking forward to installing them so I made the "seal mate" tool out of a credit card and tryed it and the tool took out some black grime and the seals stopped leaking to my suprize so its worth a try that's for sure.

Well, I'll give it a shot!

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Front Fork Seals Leaking A Little Reply #5 - 05/27/14 at 12:38:16 If ya buy one, get the red one,, red is always better.. it written somewhere. Im sure of it, anyway.,.yellow is next,
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Beagle Full Member Offline 1998 Suzuki Savage Posts: 217 Ohio Gender:	Re: Front Fork Seals Leaking A Little Reply #6 - 05/27/14 at 13:51:38 justin_o_guy2 wrote on 05/27/14 at 12:38:16: If ya buy one, get the red one,, red is always better.. it written somewhere. Im sure of it, anyway.,.yellow is next, but...but...my motorcycle is a 1998 Savage and it's ORANGE! Orange is cool, right?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Front Fork Seals Leaking A Little Reply #7 - 05/27/14 at 13:58:36 Your ¿what's? leaking?
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Re: Front Fork Seals Leaking A Little
Reply #8 - 05/27/14 at 17:46:14

Beagle wrote on 05/27/14 at 13:51:38:

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 05/27/14 at 12:38:16:

If ya buy one, get the red one,, red is always better.. it written somewhere. Im sure of it, anyway.,.yellow is next,

but...but...my motorcycle is a 1998 Savage and it's ORANGE! Orange is cool, right? Cheesy

Yea,, cool "nuff",, its 1/2 way between red & yeller.. ,,

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SavageCat Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 96 Central VA	Re: Front Fork Seals Leaking A Little Reply #9 - 05/28/14 at 06:50:33 +1 on the Sealmate...made my leak go away. Good stuff.
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