Noticed oil on engine guard an engine yesterday and tracked it to the left side front fork oil seal. Read Clymer repair manual and seems to be fairly easy repair. Just wondering if anyone has done the seal replacement wo removing the tube from the bike. Is it possible to just remove the wheel, fender, brake caliper and then unfasten and remove the slider tube alone? Am I missing anything or is this job more than I should be attempting at home?
Take em off and do it right ... chances are high that your other tube seal is about to go as well, so do both of them at the same time. Even if you can't do it on your own (There may be a special tool involved that you don't have) you can still take the separated tubes to the shop, and you'll be charged alot less since you did the removal work yourself!
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I have spent 20 minutes checking and this information doesn't seem to be mentioned online which is odd. I did find the Owner's Manual and that doesn't mention it. There appears to be no service manuals. Contact Honda Service in your country direct. Some go by CCs, some go by distance from the top of the fork leg.
cOULD LEAKING FORK SEALS CAUSE FRONT BRAKES TO FOUL? -- YES
You shuld get a manual, you must check the surface of the fork, if there are scratches, you will destroy a new seal.
you should put in new fork seals before adding oil -leaking fork seals should be repaired as oil can get on the front brake pads--buy a clymer manual and you can change them yourself
If you're mechanically inclined you could do it yourself. I suggest you get a service manual for the bike, even a Haynes or Clymer manual is very helpful.
The process requires separating the fork tubes from the sliders, disconnecting the front brake and any other cables to the front wheel, then dropping the fork assembly so the inner tubes slide up and out. Then you can pull the seals and put new ones in.
Angela, do you have a Clymer, Hayne, or service manual for the bike? If not you should get one, there is a lot of valuable information in there even if you don't do all the work yourself.
Replacing the fork seal requires putting the front end in the air, disconnecting everything from the front wheel (brake lines, speedometer cable if there is one), and dropping the wheel and fork tubes CAREFULLY to separate the two pieces of the fork tubes. Then grab the old seal and replace it with the new seal.
This short description is a VERY abbreviated and simplified version. It's not hard once you have done it a couple times but be very careful not to bend anything in your forks. They have springs inside them too. Change the oil while you are in there. Usually 10 or 15 weight fork oil but look in your manual. If you can't find a manual post again with your bike's year and we will see what we can come up with.
got away from rear break usage due to weird squealing which I've read about. The book says to use front brake as much as possible but puts downward load on front shocks alot. Damn Injuns. Sorry for the vent its a putter but the wife is asking why is it apart more than on the road.
The wife I can fix the bike I need help.I'd replace the O-ring on the cap on top of the fork tube first.
The turn signal is kinda high to be getting oil on it from a fork seal leaking.,,
engine gard and along the upper fairing.
Then it dawned on me it was that fricking '68 beetle engine that was not only blowing oil smoke but oil as well! Wew almost had a heart attack but next time I'll keep a fair distance behind smoking old cars especially rear engined VWs with no engine cover!,Lucky one, my Capo with 8000 Km had to change the a seal from fork.,,,
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