I can send the forks back and wait a week or two however what if I do it myself? Easy?
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PIKE- is it easy to replace the seals? (blown seal content)
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Posted 1 year ago #
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Yes. Very. Any of them.
You've had the forks apart before haven't you? That's the hardest bit.
Which seal has 'blown' anyway?
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Those were the secondhand dodgy Lyriks that I bought from STW (lowers full of water etc).
Suspect its the Moco seal thats blow. I underscrewed the lower bolt(s) and alot of oil came out of the Moco leg.
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Same principal!
Yeah, easy to do.
Legs off
Drain MoCo oil from topRemove damper rod (Puch up out of top of fork)
Bottom 'plug' of the inner leg that the damper rod moves through is (IIRC) secured by a circlip, remove it.You now have a disc with a hole in the middle and an inner seal and an ouer one - Just black O rings! - Replace them, reassembe. Job Jobbed.!
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I wish you lived near to me PP. Could you swap with Rob on the next STW pootle?
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Make sure you put the circlips back in the right way up, or the lowers will fall off...
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****, seriously? I always take pics of every stage and then refer back if need be. Didnt know that though (eek)
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retro83 - Member
Make sure you put the circlips back in the right way up, or the lowers will fall off...
complete bollox
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Just frost on your moustache, eh, Hora?
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It matters not which way up the circlip is, just get the bottom plug around the damper back in the right way
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