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Fork seals! Argh!
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<blockquote data-quote="Big Sky" data-source="post: 755569" data-attributes="member: 3460"><p>Chrisflock, I'm no mechanic but I have been riding for 35 years and have seen many fork seal failures. Generally, they just weep a little and make a grungy mess. I've never seen a catastrophic failure where oil was "squirting out." They can leak badly enough that you can oil the brake pads, which means they would have to be replaced. But if you park on the centerstand, any real bad leak would just have the fluid running down to the end of the fork leg. If it was me, I'd go on my trip, wipe the excess oil occasionally, and get the seals some attention upon return. If it gets real messy, tie a rag around the fork leg below the seal. Yeah, it's hillbilly but, hey, I live in Montana. And, yes, complete disassembley to replace seals.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Sky, post: 755569, member: 3460"] Chrisflock, I'm no mechanic but I have been riding for 35 years and have seen many fork seal failures. Generally, they just weep a little and make a grungy mess. I've never seen a catastrophic failure where oil was "squirting out." They can leak badly enough that you can oil the brake pads, which means they would have to be replaced. But if you park on the centerstand, any real bad leak would just have the fluid running down to the end of the fork leg. If it was me, I'd go on my trip, wipe the excess oil occasionally, and get the seals some attention upon return. If it gets real messy, tie a rag around the fork leg below the seal. Yeah, it's hillbilly but, hey, I live in Montana. And, yes, complete disassembley to replace seals. [/QUOTE]
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