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Post by neilg594 on Aug 7, 2011 19:18:44 GMT
Hi all. Right hand fork seal started to leak and after having the seals replaced twice by a local bike shop I find that it is leaking again. I have been advised to have the fork tubes re-chromed. Is this common on a bike that has only done about 15500 miles? Does anyone know where I could get it done? Scotland would be good, but in UK will do. Also how much would it cost?
I cant guarantee the quality of the seals that were fitted, so would I be better to try with a set of genuine Kawasaki seals before going to the bother of re-chroming?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks Neil
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Post by pitbull on Aug 7, 2011 20:29:02 GMT
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Post by Burchy on Aug 7, 2011 20:59:18 GMT
Its false ecomony to use cheap seal. Believe me I know for bitter experience. Gotta be Kawasaki genuine to last.
Put a thumb nail up and down the stanchions. You'll soon feel any pitting. If its only light, then try solvol first to see how much disappears and if it still feels wrong you can fill the remaining pits with a smear of Araldite, that is smoothed of when completely dry.
I have found that its not so much the pits that causes the problem, but rather rust highspots that cause the seals to rip up and leak. I have got a VERY fine flat file that does the job for me, but I must say that it is very fine and not the sort of file you will easily find for sale. Its good enough to clean up caliper pistons without flat-spotting them.
Worth trying all this before committing to re-chroming or replacing tubes
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Post by kevrex on Aug 19, 2011 0:50:42 GMT
Its false ecomony to use cheap seal. Believe me I know for bitter experience. Gotta be Kawasaki genuine to last. Put a thumb nail up and down the stanchions. You'll soon feel any pitting. If its only light, then try solvol first to see how much disappears and if it still feels wrong you can fill the remaining pits with a smear of Araldite, that is smoothed of when completely dry. I have found that its not so much the pits that causes the problem, but rather rust highspots that cause the seals to rip up and leak. I have got a VERY fine flat file that does the job for me, but I must say that it is very fine and not the sort of file you will easily find for sale. Its good enough to clean up caliper pistons without flat-spotting them. Worth trying all this before committing to re-chroming or replacing tubes :agreed: or if you dont have a very fine file like burchy you could use some 1200 wet and dry with soap
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