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Front Fork Leakage
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<blockquote data-quote="BkrK12" data-source="post: 854219" data-attributes="member: 2701"><p>The dust seal is easy to pry off with a flat blade screw driver. It slides easily up the leg. You need to play with it a bit to re-seat it if you don't take the fork off the bike. A word of caution - be careful, If you scratch the fork leg, you'll wind up with a much bigger problem.</p><p></p><p>The fork protector is what gets in your way, trying to use the sealmate or homemade equivalent without removing the fork. Personally, having tried it both ways, I take the time to remove the fork leg. It'll make the 2 minute job much easier. It'll also give you an opportunity to give the area under the dust seal a much better cleaning. With the fork leg removed, you can also use a two foot section of 2" PVC pipe as a driver to re-seat the dust seal.</p><p></p><p>I know it sounds stupid to take the fork off to do such a small job. But, the results are worth the investment of time.</p><p></p><p>Good luck with it.</p><p></p><p>Dan</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BkrK12, post: 854219, member: 2701"] The dust seal is easy to pry off with a flat blade screw driver. It slides easily up the leg. You need to play with it a bit to re-seat it if you don't take the fork off the bike. A word of caution - be careful, If you scratch the fork leg, you'll wind up with a much bigger problem. The fork protector is what gets in your way, trying to use the sealmate or homemade equivalent without removing the fork. Personally, having tried it both ways, I take the time to remove the fork leg. It'll make the 2 minute job much easier. It'll also give you an opportunity to give the area under the dust seal a much better cleaning. With the fork leg removed, you can also use a two foot section of 2" PVC pipe as a driver to re-seat the dust seal. I know it sounds stupid to take the fork off to do such a small job. But, the results are worth the investment of time. Good luck with it. Dan [/QUOTE]
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