installing fork seals

[dkortje]

Can someone help me with any advice on intalling fork seals. I tried a search and coundn't come up with anything :ugg: ! Anyway, I have a '99 YZ 125, I've just ordered a seal kit and a seal driver but any instructions or helpful hints would be great.

thank you :worship:

 

[JTT]

Go to www.mx-tech.com There you will find complete dis/assembly instructions for your forks.

 

[dkortje]

Thanks for the info, I changed seals this weekend, and all seemed to go well. I do have a couple of specific questions though. Should I have changed the metal sliders. They seem to have a teflon coating on them, and it didn't look too bad. Also, how hard are you supposed to hit the seals with the seal driver, I was a little nervous banging my new seals with this. Finally, my service manual mentioned some silicone sheet to use when installing the seals, but not sure what that is, I suspect it is to prevent the seals from catching as they are slid onto inner tube. Is this needed, and if so where do you get the sheets? Thanks again.

 

[dkortje]

I'm still wondering if anyone has answers to the questions that I posted above, as I haven't heard from any of you :whiner: . Thanks.

 

[Wakisashi]

You can use something like a lunch sandwich bag , just place it over the fork tube , oil it up and slide the seals down over it.

The bushings will show wear when they get bad , the coating will wear off.

You can hit them pretty hard , just drive the bushing in first using the steel washer to drive against and then drive the seal.

 

[dkortje]

Thanks Wakisashi, I really appreciate the help. This is a great forum.