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Title: Forks are Leaking
Post by: junk301 on September 20, 2012, 12:03:41 PM
Hello  all,

The problem im having now is that my left fork is leaking out of the dust seal..How long would i typically have to change the seals..Is it also possible to top it off with fork oil since I have no garage and would like to wait for winter to do it myself....? any opinions?
Title: Re: Forks are Leaking
Post by: dry_humor on September 20, 2012, 12:55:41 PM
find somewhere to do it or figure out a way to do it yourself. if one side is leaking then the forks wont compress evenly on each side, which is never a good thing.

i suppose a top off would last you a little while, but im sure running without it would be murder on the internals.
Title: Re: Forks are Leaking
Post by: Paulcet on September 20, 2012, 01:49:58 PM
You should pay close attention to where the fluid is going. On the brake rotor or caliper would be very bad places.
Title: Re: Forks are Leaking
Post by: slipperymongoose on September 20, 2012, 08:03:16 PM
Don't wait, do them now.