argentum40 Posted April 9, 2011 Posted April 9, 2011 Hi guys, my RXS is just about ready for MOT and only needs fork seals doing and new oil etc.. Now my question is i have never done these before and wondered how difficult or easy they are to do... Have any of you done it and what is the job like to do?thanks guys Quote
eastanglianbiker Posted April 9, 2011 Posted April 9, 2011 its not to bad a job to do first make sure you have got bike propped up under the engine remove front wheel then try and remove mudguard,loosen pinch bolts on side of yokes and slide forks legs out.remove dust cap on each fork and remove circlip holding seal in.once you have done that turn fork leg up side down and you will see allen bolt in bottom of fork leg undo that and then slide forks apart once allen bolt is out the oil will pour out of the hole so be ready to catch it.you can then use the top tube of the fork as a drift to remove old seal.once out slide it off bottom of fork tube andclean area up in top of fork.you wil have to gently drift new seal into place,then slide fork tube back in untill it hits the bottom and replace the allen bolts.then remove top cap of fork leg and put in correct amount of oil,once done put top caps back on and rebuild front end Quote
argentum40 Posted April 9, 2011 Author Posted April 9, 2011 thanks for reply mate... sounds like a handful of a job but has to be done so as soon as i get fork oil i will do it... one further question which is i have the seals already but not sure which way they go in... one side is fairly flat and nondescript and other side has a resessed groove around the circumference with what looks like a spring running around inside the groove...forgot to mention on the top of each fork leg where the yokes are is a dustcap and when removed reveals a large allen bolt... do you remove this first or leave in situ and remove the forks as you described ?? Quote
eastanglianbiker Posted April 9, 2011 Posted April 9, 2011 the seal goes flat side up so the section with the groove in cant be seen and leave top bolts in untill you have changed seals if you undo them first then you need to get right down in fork tube to hold the unit still at the bottom that the allen bolt goes into from underneath,by leaving the top done up it keeps the pressure of the spring on it to hold it tight for you to undo bolt in bottom of fork leg Quote
argentum40 Posted April 9, 2011 Author Posted April 9, 2011 ok thanks mate... appreciate ya help Quote
cypek Posted April 9, 2011 Posted April 9, 2011 There is a few quite good vids on YouTube. Just search for Fork Seals Quote
argentum40 Posted April 9, 2011 Author Posted April 9, 2011 There is a few quite good vids on YouTube. Just search for Fork Seals Quote
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