DO NOT use a screwdriver to install forks seals !!!

[dgyver]

Just like it says... Do NOT be an idiot... All it does is destroy the seal.

I just finished disassembling another set of Kat forks and out of 3 sets, all of them had seals installed with a screwdriver. It slices the rubber which exposes and deforms the metal inside, potentially deforming the seal. With one of the seals, it had rusted to the point of swelling enough to be difficult to remove. Trashed dust seals did not help the life span either. Not sure of their past, but sitting in a boneyard may have contributed to the degrading.

At least they all will be rebuilt and see a new life.

[NiceGuysFinishLast]

No offense D, but can we file this under "N" for "No shaZam!, sherlock!"? I wondered what the post would be, because I knew you weren't dumb enough to do it.

[Chuck]

I like how you can say "no offense" and then say any offensive thing you want.

No offense, NGFL, but you're a poopyhead. 

[NiceGuysFinishLast]

I like how you can say "no offense" and then say any offensive thing you want.

No offense, NGFL, but you're a poopyhead. 

No offense taken. I'm quite aware that I'm a poopyhead. I wasn't trying to offend dgyver, cuz I know he wouldn't do such a thing...

Hey D, thanks again for the footpeg!

[dgyver]

 

[makenzie71]

I've used a scewdriver before...if done with care you won't damage anything.  I wouldn't suggest the average hammer-handed tinkerer do it, though.

[NiceGuysFinishLast]

Typical mak...

[mille2race]

I just used one this last weekend.  The trick is to take the old seals and slide them down over the new ones.  Then you can tap them both down to seat the new and remove the old.  Presto, no damage to the new seals.

Brent

[bosozoku]

And if you're doing fork seals and are pulling the forks anyway, "don't be an idiot" and forget to install fork boots (38mm IIRC) before reinstalling the forks.  They look good in a retro sort of way and will prevent damage to the seals from dust.

-b.