Front suspension leaking...

[tigertim20]

I went to go to work the other day and opened the shed to find a small oil patch on the ground around the front wheel...
traced it back to the right fork where the 2 piston bits meet (where the little black seal is)
Im guessing the fork seals are shot and have lost all the oil out of the suspension and my question is... Is it hard to fix by myself or should I take it to the bike shop? and if I take it in how much would I expect to pay??

Also I think my chain is too lose there seems to be way to much play in the chain compared to what I have read about chains, is it hard to adjust?

Cheers

for the bike you have, its a piece of fucking cake. take you a couple hours if you dick around. Fork seals are around $30, oil about $20 ish. most bike shops are gunna charge you a couple hours labour, plus their parts at their cost plus gst. its easy to do it yourself. if you want details, flick me a PM and i can walk you through it

[tigertim20]

that doesnt make any sense to me though, the chain was fine before i played with it, well apart from being lose.

wrong. if ti was loose, you wouldt be able to notice the seized link without looking closely, Hayd3n is right Im willing to bet.
Also, just using the adjusters isnt always accurate, if you want to be sure its straight, you use a long straight edge, and a ruler, only akes 30 seconds to do. Youd be amazed at how far out of alignment your wheels can be even when its appears perfect according to the adjusters.

[DrunkenMistake]

Buy a honda, no more chain problems..

It will probably only run 3 days a year but it solves your problem..


There is stuff called PB blaster, its a c**t to find so source some info about similar products online, but its used to unsieze bolts, chains, bearings etc It may just be enough to fix your problem,
Im sure Tim or Hayd3n will either agree or disagree, they know more than me haha