Bloody Fork Seals!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[U_h0rnet5]

Hey Guys,

I've got a bit of a problem which has been going on for a while now. My forks seem to leak all the time especially the LHS. I've replaced about 3-4 seals now and each one has had the same problem starting to get a bit tired of spending money on it and wasting my time.

Does anyone know any reasons for this or have any suggestions that could possibly sort this problem out before I have to bite the bullet and go get them sorted by a mechanic?????

Thanks
Ciaran #65

[masterofinsanity]

are your stanchions pitted and ripping the seals, are you fitting the seals the right way round and seating properly? the other thing is are you putting clingfilm over the fork leg when reassembling so the bushes don't rip the seal?

[U_h0rnet5]

Well i'm not too sure how to test for pitting but I dont think they are! I fitted the seals so that the writing 'NIKONE DO41 54 11 4' is at the bottom pointing towards the ground. Well I put electrical tape over the groove and I think I put the bushes on last.

Would you think that might be the reason? I cleaned the whole station before putting it back together as well just to make sure there were no little bits.

[masterofinsanity]

where are you getting the seals from?

[RedexRobB]

Is the leg straight?

Have you got the right spacers in the front wheel? As when tightening it could be pulling the forks together.

Are you tightening the spindle too tightly?

Just something to think about there!

Pitting is spots of the chrome that have been damaged by rust, it gets underneath the chrome and bubbles it, great for ruining seals.

[U_h0rnet5]

I'm getting the seals from Busters

I dont think that I'm tightening it up too much as it should probably go alot tighter. But never really considered that so I'll have a check and for pitting too but I didnt see any signs of that tho.
The leg is straight, right spacers.

[RedexRobB]

get some genuine kawasaki seals, im sure someone else here has bought them from there before and had them not lasting too long before they go again. They dug deep for kwak ones and the problem stopped.