Fork seal again - SV650.org

dirtydog · 19-11-07, 09:48 PM

I'm in the process of putting in new fork springs and respraying the fork bottoms as they're looking pretty manky as well as replacing the dust caps as they looked like this...

and just wondered if it's worth doing thew fork sealsd whilst the forks are off the bike? They're not leaking but look like this

what d'ya reckon replace or go with the if it aint broke train of thought?

Sid Squid · 19-11-07, 10:03 PM

Well, it's clearly not leaking - wouldn't have that rusty mess in there if it were.
The rust, as I'm sure you know is the retaining circlip, the amount it has rusted certainly suggests the the shroud is knackered and letting water in.
FWIW I'd leave it and fit a new shroud.

dirtydog · 19-11-07, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Sid Squid

Well, it's clearly not leaking - wouldn't have that rusty mess in there if it were.
The rust, as I'm sure you know is the retaining circlip, the amount it has rusted certainly suggests the the shroud is knackered and letting water in.
FWIW I'd leave it and fit a new shroud.

I figured it was the retaining clip. I've got some new dust seals to go on when ive finished respraying

I'll leave the fork seals in the packet then.

dirtydog · 01-12-07, 11:26 PM

A vast improvement over what they did look like

From this

To this

01-12-07, 11:30 PM

How much are the dust seals, cos mine look like yours did.

dirtydog · 01-12-07, 11:41 PM

About £15 I got them from www.wemoto.com not sure if that's the cheapest place to get them from but i was ordering some other bits

02-12-07, 12:21 AM

Do you ride through salt marshes on a regular basis by any chance?

02-12-07, 01:00 AM

My K3 was ridden 26,000 miles through every imaginable type of weather every day for 3 years, so bearing in mind the only thing I need to replace because of corrosion are these dust seals, I don't think it's done bad at all. The forks have a bit of furring on them, but no worse than some pampered summer toys I've seen.

02-12-07, 10:42 AM

Nuff restpect.
I don't know what my bike looks like at the moment because there's so much s**t coating it. I just hope the ACF 50 is doing the job.

dirtydog · 02-12-07, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by drefraser

Do you ride through salt marshes on a regular basis by any chance?

Id on't they're too bad for a 30k mile bike that's been ridden in all weathers, the forks on my 1st SV were much much worse

19-11-07, 09:48 PM	#1
dirtydog Knob faced knobster Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Haslemere Posts: 5,419	Fork seal again I'm in the process of putting in new fork springs and respraying the fork bottoms as they're looking pretty manky as well as replacing the dust caps as they looked like this... and just wondered if it's worth doing thew fork sealsd whilst the forks are off the bike? They're not leaking but look like this what d'ya reckon replace or go with the if it aint broke train of thought? __________________ 2001 SV650 in shimmerin green, Not broken anymore

19-11-07, 10:03 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: Fork seal again Well, it's clearly not leaking - wouldn't have that rusty mess in there if it were. The rust, as I'm sure you know is the retaining circlip, the amount it has rusted certainly suggests the the shroud is knackered and letting water in. FWIW I'd leave it and fit a new shroud. __________________ 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"

01-12-07, 11:26 PM	#4
dirtydog Knob faced knobster Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Haslemere Posts: 5,419	Re: Fork seal again A vast improvement over what they did look like From this To this __________________ 2001 SV650 in shimmerin green, Not broken anymore

01-12-07, 11:30 PM	#5
Lozzo Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Fork seal again How much are the dust seals, cos mine look like yours did.

01-12-07, 11:41 PM	#6
dirtydog Knob faced knobster Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Haslemere Posts: 5,419	Re: Fork seal again About £15 I got them from www.wemoto.com not sure if that's the cheapest place to get them from but i was ordering some other bits __________________ 2001 SV650 in shimmerin green, Not broken anymore

02-12-07, 12:21 AM	#7
drefraser Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Fork seal again Do you ride through salt marshes on a regular basis by any chance?

02-12-07, 01:00 AM	#8
Lozzo Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Fork seal again My K3 was ridden 26,000 miles through every imaginable type of weather every day for 3 years, so bearing in mind the only thing I need to replace because of corrosion are these dust seals, I don't think it's done bad at all. The forks have a bit of furring on them, but no worse than some pampered summer toys I've seen.

02-12-07, 10:42 AM	#9
drefraser Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Fork seal again Nuff restpect. I don't know what my bike looks like at the moment because there's so much s**t coating it. I just hope the ACF 50 is doing the job.

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