hi, i damaged a fork stanction before and repaired it. if you file down any high spots on the stanction then use a very fins wet and dry sand paper. clean it all with petrol then warm up the stanction till its hot. mix up some aroldite and put a blob onto the dent, as the fork is hot and dry the aroldite will go very runny. let it cool and dry, then rub down with very fine wet and dry. reasemble onto the bike with the repair facing the rear and hopefully it shouldnt damage the seal........ hope it works for you like it did for me.....