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Grease Fork Seals?
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<blockquote data-quote="Fred W" data-source="post: 1313544" data-attributes="member: 3828"><p>I generally put a very thin layer of grease only on the outer circumference of the seal, just so it can easily be pressed and seated in the lower fork leg. I do not lube the lips of the seals at all. The inner fork leg should be scrupulously cleaned with no nicks or pits in the surface. Just be careful when you work the lip of the seal over the top of the inner fork tube so you do not damage the lip.</p><p></p><p>The underside of the seal will be exposed to fork oil splash from below. The upper edge of the seal will be dry for it's entire life. Unless you have done something and damaged the seal they should last for many miles. Well more than 20 or 30 k miles. A seal that is leaking that soon is just dirty.</p><p></p><p>If you can get all the dirt out from under the seal with a seal mate it will reseal for as long as you manage to keep the fork legs clean. Those folks that brag about never washing their bikes are probably also the ones replacing their fork seals prematurely.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fred W, post: 1313544, member: 3828"] I generally put a very thin layer of grease only on the outer circumference of the seal, just so it can easily be pressed and seated in the lower fork leg. I do not lube the lips of the seals at all. The inner fork leg should be scrupulously cleaned with no nicks or pits in the surface. Just be careful when you work the lip of the seal over the top of the inner fork tube so you do not damage the lip. The underside of the seal will be exposed to fork oil splash from below. The upper edge of the seal will be dry for it's entire life. Unless you have done something and damaged the seal they should last for many miles. Well more than 20 or 30 k miles. A seal that is leaking that soon is just dirty. If you can get all the dirt out from under the seal with a seal mate it will reseal for as long as you manage to keep the fork legs clean. Those folks that brag about never washing their bikes are probably also the ones replacing their fork seals prematurely. [/QUOTE]
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