USD fork slider repair.

[pete376403]

I've got some kayaba USDs to go on the klr. One of the sliders has a few nicks and scratches, large enough to catch a fingernail. Besides sanding these smooth, is there any other way of reliably fixing these so they don't tear the seals? Obviously a new slider would be the best fix but would prefer not to go down that track.

[nzspokes]

Fill the hole with epoxy then lightly sand off any high spots.

[thepom]

fill with solder and then rub smooth...

[nzspokes]

fill with solder and then rub smooth...

Does that work better than epoxy? Would look better I would have thought.

[pete376403]

Will try the epoxy, assuming I can get it clean enough to stick. Looks are unimportant (its a KLR after all)

[puddytat]

I heard that you apply a propane flame to the area to burn off any oil.....then epoxy it.

[bungbung]

I've used araldite on road-going USD forks before. The fix worked well and wasn't particularly noticeable.
I used a carb cleaner type spray solvent to remove any oil from the area first.