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I noticed this while putting the bike in the garage after my ride home from work today:
Right shock is obviously leaking at the seal. Bummer. I washed the bike about 6 weeks ago (only ridden it maybe 12 times since then) and cleaned that real good, so it is fresh.
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Before you spend a lot of time or money replacing the seals, try Seal Mate:
http://sealmate.net/
They've never failed to work for me.
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+1!!!
Worth a try; inexpensive, and it's worked for me several times!
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Every bike I have ever owned with inverted forks does this occasionally and most of the time using something like Sealmate tool (in the past I've used a piece of 35mm film) fixes the problem easy peasy.
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Sealmate on order! Should be here Saturday and I should be able to get to it on Sunday or Monday.
Thanks for the info! Looks like a great, inexpensive fix!
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I'm going to get one too and throw in the toolbox for when I need it.
In my dirt biking days I can't imagine how many fork seals I changed.
Wonder how many $$ I would have saved by having one of these...
Ride safe, Ted
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A thin, flexible, sturdy piece of plastic is all you really need. Cut up a plastic milk jug and soften/round the edges and go to town. Insert it far enough to penetrate the width of the seal and go around the tube. Bounce the front end a few times and repeat once or twice more.
Of course, I found out about this stupid-easy fix after I paid for a complete seal replacement.
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A thin, flexible, sturdy piece of plastic is all you really need. Cut up a plastic milk jug and soften/round the edges and go to town. Insert it far enough to penetrate the width of the seal and go around the tube. Bounce the front end a few times and repeat once or twice more.
Of course, I found out about this stupid-easy fix after I paid for a complete seal replacement.
Plastic 2 liter coke bottle works also for those lactose intolerant fork seals out there. lol
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He has a 09 I would think it's seal replacement time if they haven't been done already. Esspecially if the fluid/oil hasn't been changed regularly. Seal mates are great in a pinch or on the road but it's usually not a long term fix unless its just fluke. But what do I know?
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He has a 09 I would think it's seal replacement time if they haven't been done already. Esspecially if the fluid/oil hasn't been changed regularly. Seal mates are great in a pinch or on the road but it's usually not a long term fix unless its just fluke. But what do I know?
I don't know, my 2009's forks don't leak.
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Got the SealMate on Friday and today I had time to work on it. So far so good. The hose clips were a pain and I got the two rear ones off without breaking or cutting them, but the forward one (right side) there is no way to get in there even with the long needle-nose plyers I have, so I cut it.
I will report back after a few rides (didn't feel like riding it other than around the block today).
I also mounted the light mounting brackets from n3nman on the other forum mounted. Need to get some good hook-up wire and shorter bolts before I can mount the lights onto them, but they went on easy.
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Got the SealMate on Friday and today I had time to work on it. So far so good. The hose clips were a pain and I got the two rear ones off without breaking or cutting them, but the forward one (right side) there is no way to get in there even with the long needle-nose plyers I have, so I cut it.
I will report back after a few rides (didn't feel like riding it other than around the block today).
I also mounted the light mounting brackets from n3nman on the other forum mounted. Need to get some good hook-up wire and shorter bolts before I can mount the lights onto them, but they went on easy.
You might need 2 or 3 "treatments" with the SealMates in some cases. So don't give up after one try if the leak continues.
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You might need 2 or 3 "treatments" with the SealMates in some cases. So don't give up after one try if the leak continues.
Got it, thanks!
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FYI, so far so good. Rode to and from work today which included some good compression of the forks several times and the tubes were nice and clean when I got home.
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Yep, it really works. I was amazed.