K1 naked fork seals - SV650.org

sniff · 09-03-10, 04:18 PM

Guys, can someone tell me how I do the fork seals on my 650? Peeing out oil and must have them done this weekend.

Told that I need some special tool to get them apart. Whats the easiest way to do it???

Also how much oil do I need to top them up? Is it worth going up to 15 or 20w oil?

Sid Squid · 09-03-10, 07:03 PM

There's posts here explaining how it's done.
In your position I'd buy a manual.

Spanner Man · 10-03-10, 07:22 AM

Good morning all.

Fork seals are relatively easy to do, providing you have a little know how, & can safely get the bike supported to remove the forks.
However, many forks get ruined when the uninitiated try to change seals. There are a couple of 'don'ts' which, if done, can damage the stanchions.

As Sid says, do a search for an explanation as to how it's done, & definitely buy a manual.

Cheers.

10-03-10, 09:39 AM

I have just recently done mine, i did it following the haynes manual. It was an easy job wen i did it, so u should have no problems!!

09-03-10, 04:18 PM	#1
sniff Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Dagenham Posts: 724	K1 naked fork seals Guys, can someone tell me how I do the fork seals on my 650? Peeing out oil and must have them done this weekend. Told that I need some special tool to get them apart. Whats the easiest way to do it??? Also how much oil do I need to top them up? Is it worth going up to 15 or 20w oil?

09-03-10, 07:03 PM	#2
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: K1 naked fork seals There's posts here explaining how it's done. In your position I'd buy a manual. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

10-03-10, 07:22 AM	#3
Spanner Man Member Mega Poster Join Date: May 2005 Location: Sunbury Middlesex Posts: 1,396	Re: K1 naked fork seals Good morning all. Fork seals are relatively easy to do, providing you have a little know how, & can safely get the bike supported to remove the forks. However, many forks get ruined when the uninitiated try to change seals. There are a couple of 'don'ts' which, if done, can damage the stanchions. As Sid says, do a search for an explanation as to how it's done, & definitely buy a manual. Cheers. __________________ Spanner Man http://stewarts-motorcycles.co.uk/default.html

10-03-10, 09:39 AM	#4
Shaun T Guest Posts: n/a	Re: K1 naked fork seals I have just recently done mine, i did it following the haynes manual. It was an easy job wen i did it, so u should have no problems!!

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