Motorcycle Fork Oil Seal Replacement

Bikemaster has you covered letting you focus on other parts of your motorcycle instead of worrying about oil dripping from your fork seals.

Motorcycle fork oil seal replacement.

Always replace your seals and bushes as a pair if one leg is showing problems the other won t be far behind. Each tube requires a seal to keep the oil of the interior of the tube from leaking out. Your order may be eligible for ship to home and shipping is free on all online orders of 35 00. To do that apply some thread lock on the bolt that you removed and tighten it while compressing the fork to hold it in place.

Order fork oil for your vehicle and pick it up in store make your purchase find a store near you and get directions. Check here for special coupons and promotions. Fork seals should be replaced as soon as leaking oil is noticed. Fork seals should be replaced at the first sign of oil appearing on the stanchion tubes legs.

At first there will be a black ring of oily dirt at the top of the fork s travel. In this video i ll show you how i replaced fzr fork seals. Bikemaster italian made high performance fork seals are available for virtually every model of motorcycle sold in the united states. The fork oil has its own sae grading which ranges in the multiples of 5 e g.

The fork itself consists of two tubes. Higher the number the better the load carrying capacity of that fork oil. For example a pulsar could use a less viscous oil while the hayabusa will need a highly viscous oil to balance that load of the heavy front fairing and engine. If the seal is left unchanged the oil could leak onto the brake pads and ruin your motorcycle or you could run out of oil completely and ruin your motorcycle.

Once you have done it you have to refill the fork with new oil. A leaking fork seal is the last thing anyone wants. A pair of fork dust seals the seals you can see for this 1999 zx 6r are 20 62 from kawasaki while a pair of the oil seals that sit underneath them are 22 08. 5wt 10wt 15wt 20wt.