I just took a fork apart to replace a small leak I couldn’t remedy with sealmate. Surprisingly to me after 47k original miles on the forks, and the first time a seal leaks, the tubes came apart fairly easy with just 5 whacks. The middle bushing is in better than expected shape it shows very little wear if any with the teflon intact. I’m debating leaving the middle bushing out and just replacing the worn out lower and upper (not worn out either). I know there’s a debate on the middle bushing need. Anyone encountered issues leaving it out? I was going to add pics but didn’t see an option to do that.