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Fork Seal issues. Grrr.... Please help
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<blockquote data-quote="bhendron" data-source="post: 1139648" data-attributes="member: 73554"><p>Well crap. I got everything put back together and took the bike down off of the stand. I grabbed the front brake and compressed and released the front forks a few times and heard an unsettling noise. I kind of groaning, NOT grinding, groaning sound coming from one of the fork legs.</p><p></p><p>My first thought was that maybe the new rubber seals were kind of squeaking. I took it for a quick spin, less than two miles to see if I could hear it over bumps and dips and to see if the condition would improve. There was no real noise, except at stops (same condition as testing in the garage) but other bumps and dips, everything seemed ok and normal. Anyway, no dice. It didn't get worse but not better either.</p><p></p><p>There is no apparent binding. Even during reassembly I pumped the fork tubes many times and I did not detect any binding or uneven resistance. I should also note that while compressing and releasing the forks on the bike, I put my free hand on each fork tube and it feels like it's like the the right side. It had a slight vibration to it.</p><p></p><p>My first two suspects right now are that washer number 7 above fell off of its' perch during reassembly and the spring and washer are rubbing on the inside of the tube, or possibly trapped air in the system? My plan is to get back in there this evening, but I'd love to hear some of your thoughts.</p><p></p><p>Thanks again. <img src="https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//public/style_emoticons/default/upset.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bhendron, post: 1139648, member: 73554"] Well crap. I got everything put back together and took the bike down off of the stand. I grabbed the front brake and compressed and released the front forks a few times and heard an unsettling noise. I kind of groaning, NOT grinding, groaning sound coming from one of the fork legs. My first thought was that maybe the new rubber seals were kind of squeaking. I took it for a quick spin, less than two miles to see if I could hear it over bumps and dips and to see if the condition would improve. There was no real noise, except at stops (same condition as testing in the garage) but other bumps and dips, everything seemed ok and normal. Anyway, no dice. It didn't get worse but not better either. There is no apparent binding. Even during reassembly I pumped the fork tubes many times and I did not detect any binding or uneven resistance. I should also note that while compressing and releasing the forks on the bike, I put my free hand on each fork tube and it feels like it's like the the right side. It had a slight vibration to it. My first two suspects right now are that washer number 7 above fell off of its' perch during reassembly and the spring and washer are rubbing on the inside of the tube, or possibly trapped air in the system? My plan is to get back in there this evening, but I'd love to hear some of your thoughts. Thanks again. [IMG]https://www.fjrforum.com/forum//public/style_emoticons/default/upset.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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