Fork seal

[Bighead]

Out on a 10 day ride and this morning I noticed that there was oil all over the radiator pod and sez damn what did I ride through? Then upon further inspection right fork seal is leaking. Oh well when I get back home Sunday the forks will be removed and new seals and bushings put in.

[slythern12]

I bought the seal doctor from rick racing worked really good mine was leaking and tried film and half assed helped but bought this and not a problem since. Here is the link http://www.riskracing.com/pages/Seal_Doctor_Page.html

[hubcapsc]

I got a leaky seal (one side, then the other) two InZanes in a row.

The leaks were bad, a mess, oil on my GoPro lens even...



The first year I rebuilt the fork in the parking lot...



The next year I let Trout Dude and Mitch run their sealmate
on it while I drank a beer and watched.

Both have been flawless since...

-Mike

[F6Dave]

I'm also sold on the Seal Doctor.  I had a major leak on my '99.  The 35MM film trick only helped a bit.  I bought a Seal Doctor and it stopped the leak completely.  It is a much better design than the Seal Mate because it snaps around the fork tube and cleans the entire circumference without the need to remove any parts.

[hubcapsc]

without the need to remove any parts.

Then that's a winner right there...

-Mike

[Bighead]

Ok howdie some pull the dust seal down without damaging it to use the Dr the way they sa

[Tfrank59]

Yep that seal doctor thing worked for me too. Think I paid like six bucks on eBay for it.  It was my right fork seal leaking bad about a year or so ago and I used that thing which was hard to make it go up in there and all the way around a couple times but after that problem solved bone dry ever since.

[Brian]

I too used the Seal Mate a few times, it helped but never really stopped the fluid from coming out of the right side. Got me through about 2 years. Just finished rebuilding both tubes with new progressive springs. I feel that once a seal starts to leak it might just be time to start planning to tackle the seal replacement job. The posts on this site was an awesome help to make this better than what I was thinking it could be. Making the 44mm socket and seal driver were the best thing. Having a second set of hands to reassemble the right side is another must. Definitely a big difference in how tight the news seals are verses the leaking ones I removed. FYI, I only measured in the fluid by ounces leaving out 1 ounce in each tube. So far so good on the ride and may just roll on with them the way I have them.

Thanks everyone for all the posts on completing this myself.

[Brian]

I got a leaky seal (one side, then the other) two InZanes in a row.

The leaks were bad, a mess, oil on my GoPro lens even...



The first year I rebuilt the fork in the parking lot...



The next year I let Trout Dude and Mitch run their sealmate
on it while I drank a beer and watched.

Both have been flawless since...

-Mike

I can't imagine doing this job in a parking lot. WOW! You carry everything with you? I would need a trailer full of tools. Can you explain what all you did to pull this off as my seals had to be ordered in and the 44mm socket was not available at the time I ordered the parts so I made it. I applaud you for this in a parking lot. I would have pulled out GWRRA membership card and called for a flatbed.

[hubcapsc]

I can't imagine doing this job in a parking lot. WOW!

I was at InZane. If I had needed a new transmission, there probably
would have been someone there that had one 

http://www.valkyrieforum.com/bbs/index.php?topic=45521.0

-Mike