HI. Oil leak on front fork 2008 I have strip down the forks no problem cleaned all parts read the book on installing the middle bush but I have nothing in my workshop to make a tool to install the bush. any ideas of any other ways of making a item to install the bush.
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RossKean
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When you say you "read the book", I assume the service manual? There was a really good "how to" on the forum a long time ago. The photos were hosted elsewhere and disappeared from the post, but it has been archived in its entirety here:
https://www.fjr-tips.org/maint/ForkSeal-BushingReplacement.pdf
This includes fabrication of a tool for the middle bushing.
Note: Gen I forks did not have a middle bushing and some folks have reassembled Gen II forks without the middle bushing - without apparent issues.
FWIW, a fork leak can often be stopped using a "Seal Mate" to clean out dirt from the seal lip which is often responsible for leaks but won't likely help if the seals are excessively worn or nicked. I figure that if the seals have much more than 60,000 miles or so, this solution is likely to be temporary, if it works at all.
When you say you "read the book", I assume the service manual? There was a really good "how to" on the forum a long time ago. The photos were hosted elsewhere and disappeared from the post, but it has been archived in its entirety here:
https://www.fjr-tips.org/maint/ForkSeal-BushingReplacement.pdf
This includes fabrication of a tool for the middle bushing.
Note: Gen I forks did not have a middle bushing and some folks have reassembled Gen II forks without the middle bushing - without apparent issues.
FWIW, a fork leak can often be stopped using a "Seal Mate" to clean out dirt from the seal lip which is often responsible for leaks but won't likely help if the seals are excessively worn or nicked. I figure that if the seals have much more than 60,000 miles or so, this solution is likely to be temporary, if it works at all.
