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place a plastic sammich baggie over the end of the tube and grease it up, then slide the seals on

If you are not using a seal driver you can use the old seal and a pvc pipe to drive it home

kdxquebec wrote:

====Yes the 2 bushings are teflon (or something else) coated, and the less wide is the non-slip part.

====Ok I will try to find the exact way to install them.thanks

====Seal diver? Hmm This is the next step in my project. as Maurie said,I will try to find a pcv tube or anything else to press them. If I do not find anything I will go to my local bike shop to get them fit. Or maybe i will buy a $eal diver

I used PVC from Canadian Tire eh. It's cheap eh. Or buy a piece of the black stuff eh they have to make joints and elbows and the such. I took an old seal in with me to ensure the I.D. was good eh.

A seal driver isn't the only tool you can use to seat a seal with. The purpose is to install it relatively evenly and then once it's seated, ensure it's all the way seated, evenly. You can do it tapping gently all the way around the seal.

I replace leaky seals far too often. What are the ways you guys get seals to last forever? Do you always use OEM? How often do you change fork oil? Do conventional forks use more seals - mine do? Both my bikes are classics and use conventional forks.

Thanks!

I made an aluminium seal diver(for the 43mm forks) with the lathe were I work. Perfect! I will post a picture. The forks job is over now. I would like to thanks all the kdxrider.net TASKFORCE team.

kanuck. Are your bushings are still good?

Bad bushings with new seals will cause a leak. (eh. I think???__)

I think wet and muddy conditions are not really good on the seals (we have to live with this)

My last seals was there for 4 season(pretty good?) (I ride each summer weekends)
I drain the oil each season (redneck method )

I drain the oil each season (redneck method

what do you mean?

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scheckaet wrote:

I drain the oil each season (redneck method

what do you mean?

Dump and fill method.

1-remove the fork top cap
2- turn the fork up side down
3-Wait
4-put new oil
5-check your mail often and wait for your redneck certificate.


This is the seal diver I made.

Hey who's that handsome devil on your 'puter?

You.


Hey BTW. anyone know what is the diameter of a .35kg spring for a 2003 kdx220, in millimeters, please?

TX

Diameter? Same as all the other diameters. Listed on RaceTech's site.

From memory, I'd say they are 37mm.

From measuring one I just happen to have in the shop, Using an HP LJ repetitive defect ruler, it looks to be 37mm!

Oh...that would be 1.4566 inches....

Now...having touched a keyboard to respond to a thread that has a response from someone OTHER than Wibby that shows Wibby's picture in a posted photo...I need to find some Purel!! (..it's a hand sanitizer)


EEeeewwwww!!

OK...this must needs be explained!! I wanna know the point of a 'KQ Redneck Tool' sitting in front of a nekkid Wibbens!!

Well, maybe I do. Maybe I'd need a BATH in Purel after hearing anything about it, but......

Hell...it may take a gallon of lacquer thinner on my head and a match.

BTW...a REAL redneck would change his oil by taking out the drain plug screw on the bottom of the fork (KDX conventional).

Thanks.

You want to know the point?

Ok. There is No point. This is a hasard if wib is in the picture.A kind of coincidence because my internet homepage is set with this link http://wibby.smugmug.com/

Please do not ask me why.I do not know.

I am a big wib fan.

Have a great day.And forget about purel,sandblast is better.

When you come out this way for a ride...I'll be sure to give you and Wibby a big head start..and I'll be sure to not be creepin' up on any parked bikes.........

I'm hopin that Wibbens wouldn't even show for that RIDE

He may even get a NEW outfit for that ride....

I ordered 2 kits for this special event.

Well, I'm not touching that one............

Winters aren't *that* long in Quebec......

What the fork is going on in here?!