Fork seal change?

Craig321

Craig321

Craig321

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I had my Hornet out today and the left hand fork has a leak. Couldn't fix it despite cleaning with sealmate (which has worked in the past).

I have the Abba front stand, so no problems there.

Do I need any special tools to do the job? How difficult is it to do? How do I know how much fork oil to put in - the amount of oil depends on your weight/style for older forks, doesn't it?

Also, will a kit like this do? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Fork-Susp...ornet-98-13-/390952044692?hash=item5b068ec894. Is that the price I should be looking to pay?

Thanks.
 
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Yeah I suppose I could take the loose fork + seal kit and ask them to do it. If it's going to save me a lot of pain, then I'd rather spend an hour on labour or whatever I guess.

But what is it that makes it worth taking in?

As I'm taking the forks off anyway, is it not worth doing the bushes anyway?
 
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Hmmm yeah might do, although I'm not that bothered about a setup on this bike, as long as it's stock then it'll be fine. I just want to mess about with my Hornet really, a bit of a project bike where it doesn't matter if I don't finish a job over the weekend as it isn't my main bike anymore.

I just want to get it roadworth again really. Brakes were almost siezed today after it only sitting, covered for the last 5 months or so. That's probably down to the left caliper that's really messed up though. Not having much luck with one on eBay :(. Plus I want to stick the SP Engineering Moto GP stubby on, looks & sounds ridiculous :D
 
wazza300 said:
Yh they will,pays to pump them now and again

Split the caliper and rebuild it?
Click to expand...

I messed up the bit where the slider pin went in trying to get it out (pin is stuck). Didn't realise the metal was so soft, so ended up denting a bit, so no chance getting that out now :(
 
Cheers :)

I watched a pretty good video last night and it all looks pretty simple if you take your time. The only thing I'm not sure about is the seal tool, to drive them back into the fork. The guy in the video made a home made one with some pipe and clamps but it looks more of a faff than it's worth.

I guess I could always take it to the shop just to drive the seals in.
 
Hmm good idea! I suppose I could always take it all apart and give it a go as there's no rush. If something goes wrong or I can't do something I can take it in.
 
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