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Just a thought... have you tried cleaning the old seals? I was going to change some seals on a pair of forks that were leaking quite badly then when looking for info on how to to this I came across people talking about cleaning the existing seals.

 

I slid the dust sweeper seal out the way and carefully ran a thin piece of plastic round the oil seals removing lots of grit and dirt. You can buy a purpose made tool for this or even a feeler gauge will do. Just keep it flat to the stanchion drawing upwards as you move round.

 

I replaced the dust seals and to my surprise the seals stopped leaking. Still a tiny amount of oil visible when riding but nothing like before. Never knew about this simple DIY fix that saved me all that hassle. 

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Just a thought... have you tried cleaning the old seals? I was going to change some seals on a pair of forks that were leaking quite badly then when looking for info on how to to this I came across people talking about cleaning the existing seals.

 

I slid the dust sweeper seal out the way and carefully ran a thin piece of plastic round the oil seals removing lots of grit and dirt. You can buy a purpose made tool for this or even a feeler gauge will do. Just keep it flat to the stanchion drawing upwards as you move round.

 

I replaced the dust seals and to my surprise the seals stopped leaking. Still a tiny amount of oil visible when riding but nothing like before. Never knew about this simple DIY fix that saved me all that hassle. 

 Actually removing the tubes and really cleaning the seals is the best way. But most people think this is so hard they just replace the parts while they are in there!

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Yes if the forks are apart changing the seals would be the way to go. The cleaning method with no disassembly takes a few minutes so can save a lot of work if the seals aren't damaged and are just leaking due to dirt allowing oil to pass the seal. Once the dirt is removed the seal can do it's job again. 

 

Anyhow hope you have the info about your seals steveswans2015.

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