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my lefthand fork has started leaking , how hard is it for me to do this job and how much will it cost.

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think around 6 quid is around what you'll be looking at for a pair of seals, providing the chrome is good on your stantions (pitting will just ruin new seals you put on, though there is a araldite trick if it comes to that) 
fitting the seals can be done without taking the whole fork leg apart, from memory you will need circlip pliers to get the circlip out of the top, then theres a metal washer under that then you need to pick out the old seal (found a bradawl made light work of that) and put the new one on and reassemble in reverse order, would get the fork oil out first personally and replace with fresh oil after fitting the seals


-- Edited by fuggie on Wednesday 19th of January 2011 02:45:59 PM

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good man. ill have a go this weekend , should i take some photos and post them up for future reference.

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always handy for people searching the forum on how to do things, thats upto you though :)

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any idea how much fork oil i put back in.

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Look in the workshop manual on the front page. I dont think theres a measurement, its by level.

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there is a measurement in that manual, thought it was quite high but cross referenced it with other manuals and its correct, theres probably a measurement for if its just been drained and another if its been completely stripped and cleaned

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well iv done them - its a piece of piss. dunno what i was worried about.

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good to hear mate

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Gonna be doing my fork seals in the next day or 2. Do they have dust seals aswell as the oil seals and if they do did you fit both sets of seals?


Im assuming these are the right fork oil seals for my 2001 bike!!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Fork-Seals-Yamaha-DT125-R-FZS600-Fazer-XJ600-S-N-XT600-/280422125666?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item414a761062#ht_1738wt_1141

Many Thanks smile.gif

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Also is it unwise to use pattern parts, should i go genuine yammy?

Ta

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doesn't have to be yam but go for a decent make, if you have gators you probably won't have dust seals

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Cheerz fuggie, any idea how much fork oil i will need?

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check the yamaha manual on the front page of this site for the exact measurement, think its almost half a litre on each leg, may depend on year of bike though

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its a measurement from the top of the fork - 175mm .

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fuggie wrote:

check the yamaha manual on the front page of this site for the exact measurement, think its almost half a litre on each leg, may depend on year of bike though



Cheerz buddy, ill just get a liter of fork oil first and then see how i get on with that.

Gonna strip the forks today and order genuine yammy seals on monday for deliver towards the end of next week.

 

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Well ive got the forks off, was really easy only took half an hour. Havent got a allen key big enough for the bottom bolt so am gonna take the forks to work on monday and to carry on with them there!!

Decided to get genuine yammy seals have been quoted £9 a side so £18 in total am gonna order them on Monday.

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you dont need to strip the forks to do the seals. slacken off the top nut while its still on the bike (makes life easier). then just pop the seals off with a old screwdriver , be carefull not to damage the stantions . then just put it back together with the new seals then top up forks with oil

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A bit late now i stripped both forks at work today!! Ordered a pair of genuine yammy seals today aswell should be here thursday or friday.

The old fork oil is horrible stuff, it bloody stinks!!

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anybody got and pics to show "how to" do this job - got mine to do but i'm a complete novice

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