St. George Bike Trip March 17th, 18th, 19th

[greyhair biker]

Next time for sure Bo!

[Garbanzo]

Fork seals are super easy. Are you sure you actually need to replace the seals? I take a business card and slide it up between the stanchion and seal and that has stopped the leak several times. Usually, especially after riding mud, a piece can get stuck in there and cause the leak when the seal is still fine. Might be worth trying.

You know, I had heard about trying this trick before, but didn't believe it. I scratched my fork tube and buffed most of it out, but it leaked a little. The leak got worse recently, so i tried the card trick. Rode 3 hard hours at 5 mile and guess what? That's right, dry as a bone!!! First off, I will never pay someone to replace a seal again (you're right, they are a piece of cake) since I watched a Rocky Mtn ATV video online that explains how to do it. Secondly, I will never assume the seal is bad until I try the card trick. Can you imagine how many seals have been replaced that aren't bad?!! Good call, and thanks for driving this point home. It saved me a @$250.00 fork tube and the seal replacement.

[nelsonccc]

I was the same way. I paid for my seals to be done then learned how to do it myself. Then heard about the card trick. I haven't done seal replacement since. I do the card trick now and the leak always stop.

Glad to hear it worked.