August 18, 201511 yr One of my forks is leaking, so I've ordered sum new ones and they've came but it says they suitable for gas gas, will these fit my beta Rev 3 2004 or are they no good?
August 18, 201511 yr 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.
August 18, 201511 yr I reckon you'll be okay with those. I've had loads of bits for other bikes that have fitted just fine.
August 19, 201511 yr 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!
August 19, 201511 yr 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.
August 24, 201511 yr Author Thanks a lot I'll give them a clean and see how it goes, will I have to replace the oil in the forks and what type of oil if it needs replacing?
August 24, 201511 yr Author Thanks a lot I'll give them a clean and see how it goes, will I have to replace the oil in the forks and what type of oil if it needs replacing?
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