14-11-12, 12:16 AM
Hi again guys, just an update on this post, we managed to do most of the work ourselves bar getting out the nuts holding everything in at the bottom with the broom technique so decided to accept defeat before breaking anything and took them to a local garage to remove and replace the seals and oil. Only cost £15 so can't complain, he did mention bushes would need replacing soonish. However he also mentioned the left side (the leaky side) seal didn't fit as tightly as he would've liked. Anyway after refitting them to the bike, annoyingly a few weeks later now I have noticed that it is still leaking... I noticed small amounts each day since the work but thought it may just be residue from when he fitted the seals to make them easier to fit, but due to rain past few days havent cleaned the bike and looked today and there was a pretty substantial amount.
I asked a mechanic friend what he thought and he said that the stanchion could be damaged / worn and isn't making a tight enough seal or is damaging the new seal to allow fork oil through and probably needs replacing :\ . What do you guys think, any experience with this problem? If it does need replacing, any tips on where to get a decent second hand one and would I need to replace both? Cheers
I asked a mechanic friend what he thought and he said that the stanchion could be damaged / worn and isn't making a tight enough seal or is damaging the new seal to allow fork oil through and probably needs replacing :\ . What do you guys think, any experience with this problem? If it does need replacing, any tips on where to get a decent second hand one and would I need to replace both? Cheers