DIY Fork seals

[MrMelon]

doh.
These are aftermarket ones.. One side just keeps trying to go in first... and now I can't get the fucker out to try and put it in straight again.
GRR!

[Sparky Bills]

Sorry to say dude...
Genuine seals are ALWAYS the way to go. The price usually puts people off.
They seem to last longer too.(rider permitting)
Honda fork seals are good! You should be able to match up the sizes with your original ones, to get some.
Good luck!

[Dr Bob]

I use a piece of thick broom handle (hardwood) to hold the bolt in the leg when I undo the retaining bolt, in my experience this is enough to take apart and enough to do them up tight enough after - the trick of course is getting the right size end on the stick. I, like many others, are quite surprised that you would attempt to do this without taking them apart. But do take a note of the order of the parts, and also when you are removing the leg from the tube you often have to give it a little tug to pull the seal out. I made the mistake once of letting the chrome drop back into the tube and it squashed a washer that took a while to find a replacement for.

[MrMelon]

Yeah I was thinking about taking them apart last night, but I'd still need to have the fork legs together to install the replacement oil seal, so I didn't both pulling it apart.. I'd say I've given up now.. probably time to buy another set of fork seals and get someone who knows what they're doing to do it for me.

[Dr Bob]

You don't need to put them together to put the fork seal in - surely not. That's the whole point of the exercise.

[F5 Dave]

Putting the spring back in & compressing the fork usually holds the damper enough so you can undo that bolt.

If you have a compressor a rattle gun helps shock that bolt out quite nicely.

You don’t have a compressor? You should! Look how cheap they’ve got. Don’t know how I lived without one.

[MrMelon]

Looks like all the problems were caused by getting forks seals a size too big :/
argh
All fixed now tho.

[vifferman]

Looks like all the problems were caused by getting forks seals a size too big :/
argh
All fixed now tho.

You gomer, Mr Melon!
I hope you gave yourself a good kick in the pants (or someone else, if it was their fault).

[NC]

*points and laughs*

[Bonez]

Looks like all the problems were caused by getting forks seals a size too big :/
argh
All fixed now tho.

It happens to other folk too. I ordered fork seals for my Integra but was supplied the incorrect ones. Kept them as a gentle reminder . Glad you got it sorted.

[Momo]

I just bought a GSXR 250 for 400 dollars. Good deal I think. The fork seals need replacing but i thought i could do it myself. Im in japan at the moment and finding a manual is very difficult. Im mechanically minded but havent realy touched bikes before. I really need a guide to follow so i dont f@#$ up to badly. labour here is expensive which is why i think i got it so cheap. Any help would be apreciated.
thanks

[White trash]

I just bought a GSXR 250 for 400 dollars. Good deal I think. The fork seals need replacing but i thought i could do it myself. Im in japan at the moment and finding a manual is very difficult. Im mechanically minded but havent realy touched bikes before. I really need a guide to follow so i dont f@#$ up to badly. labour here is expensive which is why i think i got it so cheap. Any help would be apreciated.
thanks

No. Thank YOU for posting in three different threads the same message. Very thoughtfull.

Full the forks out. Remove the dust caps (the top rubber bits over the seals), remove the wire clips that hold the old seals in. Get a big fucken screwdriver and hammer it through the old seal. Lever out. Slide new ones home. Tap 'em in. Replace wire clips and dust caps. Put just the right amount of oil in the forks. Pt em back in bike.

That's the short version, knock yourself out.

[Sniper]

Ummmm, get a shop to do it.