kayaba fork leak

[bschleuning]

After reading thru all the posts about leaking seals i need to confirm how much lower leg play is acceptable, my sons 2002 kx125 with 48 mm kayabas has play also, i thought it was steering bearings but it isnt, the forks dont really leak ,but there is noticable movement when holding the front brake and rocking the wheel back and forth, i had seals put in about 3 months ago, when they start leaking badly are the bushings wore out ? He has a race next weekend and im not going to have time to order parts and install them, this may have been happening all along but i just noticed it, im thinking ill have the bushing done after this race, but i dont want to go too long and mess up even more internals, is it best to use kawasaki parts or aftermarket? thanks for the replies...

 

[KTM-Lew]

If you are going to do it yourself PivotWorks makes a complete fork rebuild kit with seals, bushings & all nec o-rings. Price is right!

 

[bedell99]

You probably need new bushing, which is not that bad. I would recommend all stock parts, especially seals. I have never had good luck with aftermarket seals.

Erik

 

[bschleuning]

Ok thanks, so is it true that they should have a little play like that, i guess they should be ok for one more race, then i'll check them out..