Any ideas on stopping a slow fork seal leak?

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Any ideas on stopping a slow fork seal leak?

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The inverted forks on my bike have a small leak but I think because theres a bunch of dirt in there. Any ideas on how to clean 'em without taking them out? Or would i just need to have them replaced?
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Post by SS109 »

You can use a 35mm camera film or an .002" feeler gauge to clean out the seal.

Here is a vid that shows how it is done but with a tool made just for doing it. Same principle, different tool. 35mm film can be trimmed to a similar shape to make scooping the dirt out easier.

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What wibb's said! Works like a champ!!
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Post by scheckaet »

anyone tried on the rear shock?
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Post by Brian »

The rear shock is under pressure. I don't think you'd be able to get anything between the seal and shaft without releasing the pressure.
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Post by KDXrider1989 »

I went with the film method and it worked well on one of the forks, but I think I screwed up on the other fork because it's still leaking. I think I'll go with the sand paper method next and see how that works out, or just buy one of those seal mates
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Post by Mr. Wibbens »

when I do the sandpaper trick I first remove the dust seal and then spray the top of the oil seal down with carb cleaner
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