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fork seals stuck....GOT THEM OUT

Started by stevemac12073, April 03, 2005, 07:44:56 PM

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stevemac12073

April 03, 2005, 07:44:56 PM
i took apart my forks today so i could replace the seals change the springs and oil. it looks like the seals have been in there since the beginning of time. the damn things won't come out.  :x I tried prying them and pulling the tube in and out, but they won't budge. It's as if the things are super glued in there and yes i took off the oil retainer rings already. please help. is there any easy way to get those little buggers out.  :dunno: thanx.
"f*ck with the bull, you get the horns"
baldor 1/2  fairing, progressives, 13T sprocket(now a 15T), Katana rear shock, Bob B advancer, R1 tailights, wileyco slip on, Srinath clip-ons, rejet, and flange, K&N lunchbox, and so on and so on and so on...........................

sprint_9

#1
April 03, 2005, 09:09:03 PM
Once you get that clip out you should be able to just use the leg as a slide hammer and pound them out.

stevemac12073

#2
April 03, 2005, 09:11:20 PM
i pounded on that thing forever. its driving me crazy. any other way of getting them out.
"f*ck with the bull, you get the horns"
baldor 1/2  fairing, progressives, 13T sprocket(now a 15T), Katana rear shock, Bob B advancer, R1 tailights, wileyco slip on, Srinath clip-ons, rejet, and flange, K&N lunchbox, and so on and so on and so on...........................

sprint_9

#3
April 03, 2005, 09:14:00 PM
Maybe take a screwdriver and pry on the outer edges and see if you can break the seal it has bonded with the lower leg, just be careful and not wreck the fork legs.  What kind of seals are you putting back in, I would not reccomend Leak Proof seals, put them on my bike and both sides are already leaking.

Blueknyt

#4
April 03, 2005, 09:14:33 PM
still dont see where you pulled the retaining spring just under the dustboot. it can get nasty enough under the dustboot that its hard to see, but its there, otherwise you would have known about it REALLY rudely
Accelerate like your being chased, Corner like you mean it, Brake as if you life depends on it.
Ride Hard...or go home.

Its you Vs the pavement.....who wins today?

stevemac12073

#5
April 03, 2005, 09:16:05 PM
so much for leak proof, huh. i'm not sure who makes them. i got them off e-bay. they look like the same exact ones that were or are in there. thanx for the tips.  :thumb:
"f*ck with the bull, you get the horns"
baldor 1/2  fairing, progressives, 13T sprocket(now a 15T), Katana rear shock, Bob B advancer, R1 tailights, wileyco slip on, Srinath clip-ons, rejet, and flange, K&N lunchbox, and so on and so on and so on...........................

sprint_9

#6
April 03, 2005, 09:23:58 PM
Yea that clip is hard to see, when I took mine apart I missed it at first, its very easily done.

stevemac12073

#7
April 03, 2005, 09:45:20 PM
i'll give it another go in the morning. thanx for the help guys.  :thumb:
"f*ck with the bull, you get the horns"
baldor 1/2  fairing, progressives, 13T sprocket(now a 15T), Katana rear shock, Bob B advancer, R1 tailights, wileyco slip on, Srinath clip-ons, rejet, and flange, K&N lunchbox, and so on and so on and so on...........................

Ed89

#8
April 03, 2005, 10:16:32 PM
Have you taken off the allen bolt at the bottom of the fork yet?  Sorry if this is a dumb question.

Cheers,
e.

stevemac12073

#9
April 03, 2005, 10:28:03 PM
no i didn't. i didn't think i had to in oreder to change the seals. the forks are off my bike so i just emptied the oil from the top.
"f*ck with the bull, you get the horns"
baldor 1/2  fairing, progressives, 13T sprocket(now a 15T), Katana rear shock, Bob B advancer, R1 tailights, wileyco slip on, Srinath clip-ons, rejet, and flange, K&N lunchbox, and so on and so on and so on...........................

Blueknyt

#10
April 03, 2005, 11:00:47 PM
it helps but that clip must come out first

where is that write up on forkseals

let me look i know i and a few others did one.
Accelerate like your being chased, Corner like you mean it, Brake as if you life depends on it.
Ride Hard...or go home.

Its you Vs the pavement.....who wins today?

stevemac12073

#11
April 03, 2005, 11:02:08 PM
cool thanx
"f*ck with the bull, you get the horns"
baldor 1/2  fairing, progressives, 13T sprocket(now a 15T), Katana rear shock, Bob B advancer, R1 tailights, wileyco slip on, Srinath clip-ons, rejet, and flange, K&N lunchbox, and so on and so on and so on...........................

stevemac12073

#12
April 04, 2005, 10:24:14 AM
i just wanted to thank everyone for their input.  :thumb: I got them out this morning. I ended up banging a flat bladed screwdriver right into the the old seal, then prying it up. Got them both out with no problems this time. Damn those things were disgusting.
"f*ck with the bull, you get the horns"
baldor 1/2  fairing, progressives, 13T sprocket(now a 15T), Katana rear shock, Bob B advancer, R1 tailights, wileyco slip on, Srinath clip-ons, rejet, and flange, K&N lunchbox, and so on and so on and so on...........................
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