| Author | Message | ||
     Crmike |
Hi guys, So I mentioned in an earlier post that I have leaking fork seals in the right tube of my CR. At $93/hr for labor plus whatever other ridiculous add-ons the dealer will charge me, I want to do it myself. I have a service manual and am handy enough but dont have a stand to support the bike when the front wheel and fork are off, and dont have all the particular tools to do the job. I at least want to remove the fork myself and could have a dealer replace the seals. Any good advice on what stand to buy, and should I just take the fork to a dealer and have them do it? I dont have oodles of time to do the work either... Thanks guys. Mike | ||
| Smoke |
floor jack on the muffler, 2 jack stands on the footpeg mounts.6mm allen wrench, 8mm allen wrench, front axle tool. good luck tim | ||
| Duphuckincati |
Buy these now.. http://t-rex-racing.com/catalog.php?item=243 You'll love them. | ||
| Pmjolly |
Hang it from the rafters. http://s22.photobucket.com/albums/b331/pmjolly/mot orcycle%20stuff/?action=view¤t=IMG_0777.jpg | ||
| Tbowdre |
FWIW you dont have to use a harley davidson shop. A suspension shop maybe less $, do a better job and you might find you want to upgrade a little.... better oil, revalve, lighter/heavier springs whatever... hell you can send them off to race tech or traxxion | ||
| Thefleshrocket |
If you decide to do the fork seals yourself, you will need a fork spring compressor. http://www.traxxion.com/ForkSpringCompressorKit.as px Others have rigged up ways to compress the fork spring without using this exact tool, but since the tool is only about $40 shipped, it's not really worth (to me) the time and headache of trying to rig up an alternative. I also have one of these. It's really handy for setting the fork oil level, although you can do it yourself with a ruler or whatever. http://www.traxxion.com/ForkOilLevelGauge.aspx | ||
| Stirz007 |
Yep - once you get to the point where you actually are replacing the seals, you've already done most of the work. You'll need a seal driver to complete the job. For the cost of a full fork servicing, you can buy all the tools you'll need to do it yourself. | ||
| Crmike |
This is great, thanks! And pmjolly, that is awesome! | ||
| Zac4mac |
For a seal driver, get a PVC 1-1/2" (pretty sure but might be 2")union and cut it in half. Either hold the two halves with your hand or use a couple of hose clamps. All the parts should be around 5 bucks. My kit -  Damper assy retreival tool  tube clamp  fluid level tool  ratchet strap compressor  | ||
| Dennis_c |
You might just have a some dirt under your seal. Try a piece of paper rap around the forks and twist and shove up under the seal or like I did use like a 1000 feeler gage to to do the same thing that worked on mine. |
