Gen I front fork tools

[hayalbusa]

I'm about to embark on changing the front fork oil, oil seals, & dust covers on my 2005 'busa. Does any know where I can get the necessary tools to do the job. Oh, that and any pointers or tips would be appreciated as well.lease:

 

[mike1180]

There is a pdf at the end of it all with the pics:

https://www.hayabusa.org/forum/maintenance-do-yourself/57010-fork-service-how.html

Welcome!

 

[Hemiap]

I just did my own fork seals, it seems intimidating, and im still woried, but It was not that tough, I made the tools for under 12 bucks from the local Lowes. Good Luck!!!

 

[jdsbusa]

One thing to add to Mike's outstanding guide he posted above.......if you have to do the job by yourself you can use a ratchet strap to compress the fork. It's how I did mine and it worked great! First fork took me about 35 mins start to finish, second fork only about 15 mins. Super easy and you save well over $100 doing it yourself!

Dust seals shouldn't need replaced unless they're cracked/damaged. Just be really careful putting things back together with the new seals, lube them up well so when you slide the tubes together you don't damage the new seals.

I also taped the outside of my forks where the tool slides down while compressing the fork. It kept it from any possibility of getting scratched up.

 

[BIG GUY]

Welcome to the .org and good luck with getting the forks serviced.