Front Fork Seals

[Stealth Biker]

While doing some preventative maintenance on my bike (03 Standard) I noticed a steady stream from my L front fork.

My question to all you mechanical gurus:  Is replacing the seals in both front forks too big a project for a Wrench party?  I assume the front end has to be torn down to accomplish this.  I would like to learn how to do it, but a little supervision from those more experienced than me would be wonderful.

Thanks,
Charles

[Houdini]

Dave in Frisco and I did our fork seals at a wrench party so it can be done.  The hardest part is getting the special tools needed to disassemble the forks.

Chuck

[Skinhead]

It can be done without a total  dis-assembly of the forks, I believe there is a how to on the tech board.

[Houdini]

You still need the special tools to remove the springs.

[Daniel Meyer]

I have the tool. When ya need it, somebody that's going to make the wrench party can pick it up beforehand.

I think flyboy has one also, and others in the Texas bunch do as well.

[Stealth Biker]

Thanks for the info and the offer to use the spring removal tool Daniel. 

Unfortunately I will be out of town on the 6th so I will have to catch the next wrench party.  In the meantime I will order all the parts needed and will coordinate to pick up the tools needed.

Thanks again for all the input, the Texas VRCC members are great!!

[hubcapsc]

One of the special tools is available at Lowes for 97 cents 



-Mike "you can do it"

[SideCar]

Nice one, HubCap!

[RainMaker]

You paid 97 cents for THAT chair?