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quentin99 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 71	fork seals 07/26/14 at 22:47:17 I had a shop quote me 250 bucks to do fork seals. That seems like alot for 20 bucks in parts. Ive been watching some videos and it dosent look to hard to do minus the tool that you put down the fork to get the bolt out. Other than that special tool are their any other tools I need. I saw someone use pvc piping as a fork seal driver.
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Reply #1 - 07/26/14 at 23:45:14

Try cleaning the seals first... most seals aren't actually blown...
They just have grit under the seal...
There is a cheap tool for this, or you can make one from a pop bottle in 1 minute...

I just had a really bad gusher... and fixed it in 1 minute with a sliver of a soda bottle...
... or, if you aren't into cutting soda bottles... buy these guys plastic tool...

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quentin99 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 71	Re: fork seals Reply #2 - 07/26/14 at 23:47:31 How does a soda bottle clean it?
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28910 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: fork seals Reply #3 - 07/26/14 at 23:55:00 Take a look at video... just get some scissors and cut a piece od soda bottle to same approximate size and shape... and use it the same way as the vid... If that's too complex... buy the tool they sell... it's dirt cheap... I just didn't want to wait for shipping.... so I made my own...
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quentin99 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 71	Re: fork seals Reply #4 - 07/26/14 at 23:57:41 Oh the video didnt load on my phone the first time
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quentin99 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 71	Re: fork seals Reply #5 - 07/27/14 at 00:04:17 Yeah it looks really simple to make ill try it tomorrow. Thanks
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Reply #6 - 07/27/14 at 14:42:49

My left fork was leaking. Not bad enough to cause an issue I do not think. Cleaned it again and was dreading replacing the seals.

Read the post about the $5 tool and watched the video. Printed a high res photo of the "tool" and used it as a template

BAZINGA!

Took me a wooping 5 minutes to make the tool and "clean" both forks. No more leaking!

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Seaweednh Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 132 Newbury, MA Gender:	Re: fork seals Reply #7 - 07/27/14 at 15:03:59 I just might have to try this on the cylinder of a mini excavator, But I'll wait till I'm about to remove it to send it out to be repaired.
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quentin99 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 71	Re: fork seals Reply #8 - 07/27/14 at 23:43:31 Yeah this tool is wonderful it fixed it right up. Saved me 250. I cant wait to see the look on the guys face when I tell him I fixed it with a soda bottle.
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BalingWire Full Member Offline "The savage in man is never quite eradicated." HDT Posts: 238 Wauseon, Ohio Gender:	Re: fork seals Reply #9 - 07/28/14 at 03:19:43 Mine is leaking on one side. I'll have to try this too.
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oldNslow Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2687 Rochester, NY Gender:	Re: fork seals Reply #10 - 07/28/14 at 11:32:26 I'm nominating this thread for inclusion in the "table of contents with links" in the tech section. In the list of front suspension links maybe ?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28923 L.A. California Gender:	Re: fork seals Reply #11 - 07/28/14 at 13:30:47 oldNslow wrote on 07/28/14 at 11:32:26: I'm nominating this thread for inclusion in the "table of contents with links" in the tech section. In the list of front suspension links maybe ? The seal mate is in the 1st fork seal replacement thread. But I think you need something more visual so I'll add the video and bots instructions.
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quentin99 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 71	Re: fork seals Reply #12 - 07/28/14 at 18:10:47 So I popped of the cap at the top of my handle bars and the fluid looks low. How High should it be? Also my suspension in the front feels soft like it has no rebound. Will adding more fluid stiffen it up?
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Reply #13 - 07/28/14 at 18:24:16

You're going places you shouldn't go,.. and doing things you shouldn't do,.. and you're going to break something...

You shouldn't just add fork oil will-nilly... you will blow a seal for real...
You have to pull the tubes and drain them, and measure the new amount...
It ain't real easy... but then you know how much you got...

Perhaps a very experienced person might risk just adding some... but it's still a gamble...

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quentin99 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 71	Re: fork seals Reply #14 - 07/28/14 at 19:32:51 You cant Just make like a dip stick or something. Idk I was just making sure the previous owner didnt let all of the oil leak out.
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