New fork seal thingy

[Blackshear]

Heyall, went over a nice bump today, at a bit too fast of a speed. Nice knock noise was to be heard.

Now there's uh. Fork oil very subtly leaking out.

How much am I looking at to replace the seal and top'er up?

Cheers.

[Nade]

Heyall, went over a nice bump today, at a bit too fast of a speed. Nice knock noise was to be heard.

Now there's uh. Fork oil very subtly leaking out.

How much am I looking at to replace the seal and top'er up?

Cheers.


Cost me $150 to get both fork seals replaced and refilled.

[riffer]

Not a bad price.

However - I paid $44 for two replacement Vesrah seals, $35 for a 1 litre bottle of Golden Spectro 85/150 Semi-Synthetic cartridge fork oil, and $0 labour because I did it myself. :yes:

If a knock noise was heard I'd be a bit worried that the bolt at the bottom of the fork that held the cartridge in place had come loose. This is not likely to be good news. Fix the forks fast. Every time you go over a bump there's fork oil pissing out from the bottom of the fork (just a bit mind you). It will likely go under the front tyre reducing traction just at the time you don't want it to.

[quallman1234]

Cost me 20$ for repalcement seals (both sides) for my RG, looks to be similar forks to your's.
You can grab a bottle of fork oil for like 15 $.

Do it you self (There's video's on you tube you can follow)

[Robert Taylor]

Cost me 20$ for repalcement seals (both sides) for my RG, looks to be similar forks to your's.
You can grab a bottle of fork oil for like 15 $.

Do it you self (There's video's on you tube you can follow)

If you are in any way hesitant about doing so and lack the tools have an expert do it, and dont go for the cheapest price....cheapness costs

[JD Racing]

A hammer and punch is not a suitable fork seal driver, I've seen dozens of stanchions destroyed by people who thought they'd save a few bucks and change their own seals.
Spend a bit more and buy genuine seals, they have less stiction and last a lot longer than cheaper seals, I've seen so called no leak seals that virtually lock the forks up.
On a bike of that age it would be wise to change the bushes while your at it.

[Robert Taylor]

A hammer and punch is not a suitable fork seal driver, I've seen dozens of stanchions destroyed by people who thought they'd save a few bucks and change their own seals.
Spend a bit more and buy genuine seals, they have less stiction and last a lot longer than cheaper seals, I've seen so called no leak seals that virtually lock the forks up.
On a bike of that age it would be wise to change the bushes while your at it.

I totally concur and yes every once in a while ''no leak seals'' pop up, the latest incarnation is no leak and low drag. It is of course a load of bollocks. Extra seal lips equals extra drag.

[limbimtimwim]

If you do decide to do it yourself, save yourself time, money and hassle in the future and check the surfaces of the tube that slides through the seals very carefully for any damage while you are there.

Otherwise, like me, you'll be changing them again in a couple of months.

[FilthyLuka]

A hammer and punch is not a suitable fork seal driver

A PVC pipe and a hose clamp is though :niceone: