| Author | Message | ||
     Aussybenxb9r |
Just a quick question. I noticed a small patch of fluid had leaked from my right front fork (1125R), it was greeny in colour. There are no visible signs of leaks and before I send a fortune taking it into the shop was just wondering if this has happened to anyone else and what the cause may be. I did notice some oil on the forks, maybe an excessive amount? | ||
| Stirz007 |
Maybe figure out where it's coming from before spending large coin. Could be a loose fitting. In any case, for a little money ($200) you can buy all the tools you will need to do a rebuild yourself (better yet, maybe you can borrow a spring compressor and seal driver) New seals aren't very expensive and it takes an hour or two to do a rebuild once you get the forks off the bike. Good luck. | ||
| Smoke |
fork seal | ||
| Slaughter |
Fork seal - yes, cheap and quick fix. Anybody that is doing Showa forks will be able to do it quick (if you bring your forks unmounted). IF you have a spring compression tool (or rig one up) it is really pretty easy to change the o-rings and the dust seal. | ||
| Nillaice |
green? are you sure it was fork oil, not someone's car radiator coolant? check to make sure that you in-fact have an oil leak by bouncing the suspension a few times and wiping the exposed smooth fork leg. if you get any oil, that confirms your suspicions. don't let any oil get on to your brakes!!!!! if you have a leak, i would not reccomend you ride it anywhere. almost anyone can re-build your forks. even you can with the manual and the right tools. | ||
| Nillaice |
and the right fork tube seems to be the most common to develop a leak; probably because braking forces are transmitted from the caliper directly to that fork leg, seals and bushings EVERY time you stop. | ||
| Aussybenxb9r |
Yep, just wiped and check it again. There is plenty of oil there. Don't really have room to pull the forks of, but a shop near by will do it for me and not charge a fortune. I've got the hi-bars on currently but think i might swich back to the clip ons while the thing is in bits! Not good timing as my keda RT 3 and ecu are set to arrive either today or tomorrow! | ||
| Dannybuell |
How many miles since the forks were last serviced? | ||
| Aussybenxb9r |
Its got 11500km's (7145 miles) on the clock, not sure if the forks have ever been serviced. | ||
| Therealassmikeg |
mine leaked a very small amount on l/s and then stopped. I got new seals both sides before it went out of warranty. | ||
| Dannybuell |
the manual wants forks with 1st service at 12,000Kmi? Has the bike been in any sort of severe duty? |
