do i need to take the forks right out of the bike to replace the fork seals?
of course the manual says you remove the fork, but it looks to me as though with a little mucking around i could get it done without removing them completely.
anyone done this before?

i guess if i continue to put the poor old girl on the back wheel i will be doing this often

 

I would suggest following the instructions to a tee and hoping they seal properly when done. This one of the very few jobs I don't take on, I take the forks off and bring them to the stealer and let them do it. If they leak later they get to redo it.

 

I would highly recommend taking them out of the bike. Dealing with the hassle of assembling them on the bike would involve lifting the bike high enough to clear the bottom tube for removal (Risk of dropping bike) as well as access to the allen head bolt from the bottom. You don't actually have to remove the controls just loosen the pinch bolt on the handlebar and remove the wire clip. Loosen the pinch bolts and out it comes, make sure to hold on because it will drop to the ground if your not holding on to it or supporting it.

 

yeah, you are right, i was just thinking about being lazy.....[sm=youreright.gif]

 

righto - forks coming out tomorrow, any pointers for seal instalation? any nasties i should be aware of?

 

Yeah. Take it toi a mechanic! The forks can be near on possible to seperate the sliders from the tubes without a Air Tool. My mechanic charged me 1hrs labour to change the seals after i removed the forks, sprins, fluid.

 

i dont mean to bragg, but it was pretty easy!

2 1/2 hours and 4 stubbies of carlton and she's done and looking good.

now for the next weeks riding to see if it worked

i came across a few things that halted me for a while, mostly jammed threads etc. but luckily i have a compressor and a home workshop type setup so it was no drama

 

2.5 hours / 4 stubbies = 37.5min per stubbie, that’s a bit poor.
I would expect at least a six pack of coldies for a 2 hours job!

 

yeah i know, poor effort.... i'll try harder next time

 

Hey based on this thread by j0el I did mine too!

Went super smooth - much easier than I thought - it was good having some advice from those gone before!

thanks d00d


I took some pics - maybe get them posted tonight