Ok so Ive disassembled the forks, took out the bottom allen bolt and im trying to pull the tube/seal out of the lower. Ive tried pulling as hard as i can at least 15-20 time. even got a metal bar and put it through the axle holes and pulled up with both hands while standing on the bar.

No such luck. Any ideas?

 

I had the same problem when replacing my fork seals. After a ton of wrestling with it, I had to use a torch to melt the seals and very carefully carve them out with a small flat head screwdriver. Its very important not to score the tubes or the seat that the seal rests in, or else you will not have a good seal with your next fork seal. A little crude, but it worked for me.

 

well ive used maap gas to heat the lower and it made one seal budge a bit more but its not coming out. On my zx9 the seals came out soooo much easier. might just have a shop do it if i cant get it by the end of today.

 

Whoo! Got em out. Just turned up the heat on the torch and torched the seals then let them cool then the outside of the lowers and they came out. What a pita.

 

You did remove the snap-rings first? There's a bushing inside that will '******' the seal as you pull on the inside tube, after you carefully soft-jaw the outer in a vice.

Ern

 

snap ring is the wavy clip under the dust seal correct? I removed that.

 

Just checking, it's easy to forget/over-look. Here's a part diagram of the tubes,
in case it helps...
.HONDA OF TULSA 1998 Honda Street Bike CBR600F3 Parts List

What I do to get the seals out is clamp the bottom tube in the vise, grab the top tube
compress it and then yank it out, hard. the bushing (#9 on the diagram) will generally
pop the seal loose, after a couple of yanks. Get a piece of pvc that will slip over the
top tube, long enough to extend past it. Cut a series of length-wise slits in one end,
allowing a hose clamp to snug it around the top-tube. You can use it to drive your
seals home, without risk of seating them crooked.

Ern