AdamFZ
Junior Member
Hi
Has anyone ever replaced just the dust seals on the forks ?
Mine are perishing....
Cheers
Adam
Has anyone ever replaced just the dust seals on the forks ?
Mine are perishing....
Cheers
Adam
Hi
Has anyone ever replaced just the dust seals on the forks ?
Mine are perishing....
Cheers
Adam
Sorry to resurrect such an old thread, but I have the same question. My 2007 FZ6 has just over 30k miles and I noticed yesterday that my right fork is leaking oil. Because I don't have a garage, the bike is parked outside year round (under a cover in the winter, I live in upstate NY). The dust seals are all cracked and brittle. The metal ring in them are all corroded. I'm hoping that the oil seal underneath just has something caught in it, but is otherwise good. How can I tell? What do I need to so to remove and replace the dust seals? I've seen something online called a 'Seal mate' that you can use to clean and reseat the oil seal. Will this work? Or do I need to take my bike to a shop and have everything rebuilt?
Thanks for the info. I actually made my own seal mate out of an old milk jug and was able to pry up the dust seal and clean out the oil seal. There wasn't any obvious grit. After pumping the forks a bunch of times it appears the leak is gone, but I haven't had the opportunity to ride today to verify.
I went for a quick ride this morning and picked some less than perfect roads. Looks like the leaking stopped. Yay!