Front fork Oil and dust seal replacement (leaking)

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Raise the front wheel by the steering stem:


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I think this is the best way when you dont have special tools to support the bike:


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Improvised tool for compressing the Front fork leg (never mind the boxes of good danish strong beer in the background) :beerchug::


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Disassamble the legs and replace the seals by following the Suzuki Service manual. Good luck "Home mechanics" :thumbsup:
 

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Raise the front wheel by the steering stem:


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I think this is the best way when you dont have special tools to support the bike:


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Improvised tool for compressing the Front fork leg (never mind the boxes of good danish strong beer in the background) :beerchug::


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Disassamble the legs and replace the seals by following the Suzuki Service manual. Good luck "Home mechanics" :thumbsup:
Thank you for sharing. I buildt one myself, it works like a charm.

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for diassembling the leg itself
here my spec tool - i call it my 3rd hand ;)
with 4 pics.

little hint aside - notice and read the other links shown at the page too ;) - should help a lot.

the link to my ".mpeg" in the google-transl. don´t work so here the direct link to
my "educational" movie :rofl: (in german) how it works in motion
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and a general thing - the fork oil needs to be replaced every 4th (not later than 5th) year
- no matter if the bike stood in the garage or was driven around 15000 miles -
because then it is over aged / bad .

my favorite manufacturer prints/stamps the filling AND expiry date (the delta is ~ 4 years) on the bottles.
 
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