st 1300 fork seals

Posted by dan c. on November 20, 2007, 1:05 am

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The left fork seal is leaking, the fork is oily all the way down so
there has been significant oil loss.  How do I replace the oil 'till
that time that I can bring it to the dealer for fork maintance?  If
there is significant oil loss, is it dangerous to ride?  Obviously I
am not a mechanic, also do not push the limits of the bike.  thanks
for any help, dan

Posted by Rayvan on November 20, 2007, 10:09 am

Don't ride it. Oil will saturate your brake pads and render your
brakes useless.

Posted by flynrider via MotorcycleKB.com on November 20, 2007, 5:08 pm

Rayvan wrote:

Is that a joke?

John

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Posted by Rayvan on November 20, 2007, 4:37 pm

wrote:

No, it's not. Disk brakes typically don't work when covered with oil.
Try it sometime!
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Posted by Road Glidin' Don on November 20, 2007, 9:12 pm

On Tue, 20 Nov 2007 22:08:24 GMT, "flynrider via MotorcycleKB.com"

Actually, it can be very true, if the oil is leaking down onto the
pads. I had my bike's fork seals start leaking last spring and that's
exactly where the fluid ended up. Once it gets on the rotors, it's on
the pads eventually.

Once I replaced the seals (described at
http://xidos.ca/Bikes/ForkRepair/forks.htm ), I used brake cleaner to
clean the pads, to save replacing them.

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