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fork seals ?
Posted: 04:55 pm Jan 11 2011
by kdxmaniac
it is normal for fork seals to leak when it gets cold? mine didnt leak during the summer, but now that it got cold, they both are leaking.....i dont know if the cold has anything to do with it or not? just curious.
Posted: 05:11 pm Jan 11 2011
by Mr. Wibbens
Might not be needed but keep this somewhere safe for future reference
Posted: 05:54 pm Jan 11 2011
by kdxmaniac
are you pulling my leg? or does this really work?
Posted: 05:55 pm Jan 11 2011
by Julien D
It really works.
Posted: 06:04 pm Jan 11 2011
by kdxmaniac
sometimes i dont know when to take wibbens seriously..........he is like the boy that cried wolf!
Posted: 06:10 pm Jan 11 2011
by Mr. Wibbens
huh?
Posted: 08:12 pm Jan 11 2011
by kdxmaniac
Warning! This member tends to use sarcasm as a regular form of communication. If a post seems offensive, before you panic and fly off the handle, re-read the post and imagine it being said with a sideways grin.
this is what im talking about. ....................thanks for the tip, i will try it tommorow. i never heard of doing the seals like that.
Posted: 08:34 pm Jan 11 2011
by Mr. Wibbens
Works pretty slick
I've never bothered with the superglue
After lifting the dust seal up and out of the way, I usually spray the top of the oil seal area with some carb cleaner to #1 get all the crud out and #2 hopefully swell the seal some (I use Berryman's)
Posted: 09:05 pm Jan 11 2011
by kdxmaniac
im gonna try it........if it works, itll be a whole lot easier than replacing the seals.........and if it dosnt, oh well, its not like i lost anything.
Posted: 12:21 pm Jan 24 2011
by kdxmaniac
tried the sandpaper trick last week and forks hadnt leaked a drop since!!! rode it sat, and no more leaky leaky! thanks wibbens.