Developed a slight leak on one of my forks. Unsure what to do as the service book says the seals were only done last year (only had the bike since January). I flipped off the cover to have a look and the seal looks new, so seems a bit hasty to replace. Tempted to just leave it to see how it ‘develops’ in the hope it might sort itself, or try to clean it out with a ‘sealbuddy’......although I am a bit concerned prodding some plastic down the side might make it worse. Anyone had any experience of these.......good or bad ????
Fork seal
- Thread starter BADGER999
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Watch the YouTube videos on the subject of changing the seals which will give you an insight on the procedure and approximate timescale.
Far simpler than other engine seal replacements.
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Far simpler than other engine seal replacements.
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You could try this - i did / it worked. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5L2K2PXGtA
EDIT: may be known as "seal buddy"
EDIT: may be known as "seal buddy"
If you just leave it, be prepared for oil on your brakes....i speak from experience.
I wonder if there are some duff seals out there, mine were replaced early September last year and already leaking again.
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I wonder if there are some duff seals out there, mine were replaced early September last year and already leaking again.
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If its leaking it will probably need replacing. It’s very easy to do & well explained here.
i bought and just tried the seal buddy..slught corrosion on fork seems to be creating a gap in the new seal. Seal buddy folded and creased slightly when trying to insert it correctly. Did get it in a little way and followed the vids, will see if helps tomorrow on a proper ride.
Interested in if it makes a difference........let us know !
ian6760
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The pitch of the forks and the shape of the seal can cause a small amount of oil to pool on top of the seal. Then putting oil and on the forks and is mistaken for a duff seal. Always good to check for this but it’s not a hard job to change them.
Pop the dust cover off and clean well.
Pop the dust cover off and clean well.
no forks are not split or bent. Its just camera. But the dust caps could do with replacing but its not the cause of the leak. Guess I'll start budgeting for re chroming...might try a mot first though!
Clean up the oil before the MOT.....will get through no bother. Would need to be really bad to contaminate the brakes.......cant imagine yours is bad enough for that !
Changed the seal following all the good advice on here.......but after about 500 miles I noticed a misting again. Left it through the summer but now pondering on my next move. So that’s the seal replaced twice in last 8k miles and still a small leak is there. When I had the slider out there was no obvious pitting or scratching......any advice ?
Ijustwanttoseethephotos
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Genuine, (BMW), seals?
I ended up replacing my stanchions as it was irritating me after 2 seal changes and a fork buddy effort. Fine since.
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