Price to get fork seals done at a garage? - SV650.org

13-07-13, 02:29 PM

Anyone got a rough estimate of the cost of getting fork seals done at a local garage? Mine are shot on the gsxr, id usually give it a go myself but my paddock stand doesnt fit this bike. Havent really got the cash to buy a new one now though i could try and borrow some money/put it on the credit card for an abba stand i guess as i have a bolt snapped off where the rear bobbin would go so a bobbin paddock stand is no good unless i pay to get it welded out first. The bike also has no mot, so getting it to a garage without a mot booked isnt really possible...this is a right pain in the ****! any ideas?

13-07-13, 02:40 PM

Try one of these for a start, at the price they are they're worth their weight in gold. Saved me a fortune by not having to change seals. Assuming the seals aren't pi55ing out of course.

http://sealmate.net/

13-07-13, 02:50 PM

Well they arent ****ing out but i would say there is a noticeable amount of fluid on the leg. But for £8 that looks worth a punt...

So have you gone from a leak to a total seal easily enough using that? or do they just lessen the leak?

13-07-13, 02:58 PM

From weeping to nothing. As you see from the bumph, it's usually crud that stops a seal working correctly and this removes the crud.

Obviously if they've blown they won't work.

13-07-13, 03:42 PM

Sweet ill give it a go. Cheers

13-07-13, 08:06 PM

Had mine done about a month or so ago on the sv650 and cost me £90 including the vat

Tomor · 13-07-13, 08:33 PM

Stu, if you get the abba fitting kit, you are welcome to borrow my stand if you want. y'know sharing and caring

13-07-13, 09:00 PM

Cheeers tommo, ill try the seal mate, then if that fails i may take you up on that offer...

The seals have only done a few hundred miles as they were fairly new when i bought the bike, but its been sat and it seems to have let grit in and scored it slightly...fingers crossed the sealmate fixes it

17-07-13, 12:20 PM

Omg it appears to have worked! Best £5 i ever spent

21-07-13, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by stuR

Omg it appears to have worked! Best £5 i ever spent

I thankyou

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13-07-13, 02:29 PM	#1
stuR Guest Posts: n/a	Price to get fork seals done at a garage? Anyone got a rough estimate of the cost of getting fork seals done at a local garage? Mine are shot on the gsxr, id usually give it a go myself but my paddock stand doesnt fit this bike. Havent really got the cash to buy a new one now though i could try and borrow some money/put it on the credit card for an abba stand i guess as i have a bolt snapped off where the rear bobbin would go so a bobbin paddock stand is no good unless i pay to get it welded out first. The bike also has no mot, so getting it to a garage without a mot booked isnt really possible...this is a right pain in the ****! any ideas?

13-07-13, 02:40 PM	#2
Teejayexc Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Price to get fork seals done at a garage? Try one of these for a start, at the price they are they're worth their weight in gold. Saved me a fortune by not having to change seals. Assuming the seals aren't pi55ing out of course. http://sealmate.net/

13-07-13, 02:50 PM	#3
stuR Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Price to get fork seals done at a garage? Well they arent ***ing out but i would say there is a noticeable amount of fluid on the leg. But for £8 that looks worth a punt... So have you gone from a leak to a total seal easily enough using that? or do they just lessen the leak? Last edited by stuR; 13-07-13 at 02:53 PM.*

13-07-13, 02:58 PM	#4
Teejayexc Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Price to get fork seals done at a garage? From weeping to nothing. As you see from the bumph, it's usually crud that stops a seal working correctly and this removes the crud. Obviously if they've blown they won't work.

13-07-13, 03:42 PM	#5
stuR Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Price to get fork seals done at a garage? Sweet ill give it a go. Cheers

13-07-13, 08:06 PM	#6
disco2 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Price to get fork seals done at a garage? Had mine done about a month or so ago on the sv650 and cost me £90 including the vat

13-07-13, 08:33 PM	#7
Tomor Member Mega Poster Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Yateley, Hants Posts: 2,306	Re: Price to get fork seals done at a garage? Stu, if you get the abba fitting kit, you are welcome to borrow my stand if you want. y'know sharing and caring __________________ Yam XT125R - Sold SV650 -Sold DL 650 K6 - Sold 2012 Street Triple R - For Sale - Linky here

13-07-13, 09:00 PM	#8
stuR Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Price to get fork seals done at a garage? Cheeers tommo, ill try the seal mate, then if that fails i may take you up on that offer... The seals have only done a few hundred miles as they were fairly new when i bought the bike, but its been sat and it seems to have let grit in and scored it slightly...fingers crossed the sealmate fixes it

17-07-13, 12:20 PM	#9
stuR Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Price to get fork seals done at a garage? Omg it appears to have worked! Best £5 i ever spent

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