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uksparky

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Hi new to the forum, i am thinking of buying a 1st gen fz1 2004 22,000 miles...one of the fork seals leaking..rear shock bouncy...has corbin seat, hard as rock..need to change that lol
So do i need the special tool to install the fork seals, or is there something else i can use..plus where is the best place to get the fork seal kit
thanks
 
uksparky said:
Hi new to the forum, i am thinking of buying a 1st gen fz1 2004 22,000 miles...one of the fork seals leaking..rear shock bouncy...has corbin seat, hard as rock..need to change that lol
So do i need the special tool to install the fork seals, or is there something else i can use..plus where is the best place to get the fork seal kit
thanks
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technically speaking, you will need a specific seal driver to punch in the seals.

but of course there are other methods to do that, like a PVC pipe.
 
If you are on a gen1 the book is straight up wrong about the spacer at the bottom of the fork.

It says install the seal, install the tube, then drop the oil cup in. Oil cup won't fit inside the fork tube, goes allllll the way at the bottom of the fork lower. That gets installed before everything else.

I would take apart the forks before ordering parts, as your fork tubes may be rusted and heavily pitted down below the fork seal. Mine were shot, even after sanding them down and trying the JB weld trick of filling the pits it was mis-spent time.

I ordered new fork tubes from Bike Bandit, they had the best price/lowest shipping to the east coast at the time.

I used Traxxion Dynamics to buy new seals, oil, and installation tool.

My bike had 27k miles on it and the upper and lower guides were worn out through the teflon down to the copper.

I bought new spring retainers, and new dust covers from bike bandit.

I ditched the stock fork protectors as my fork tubes were beat, and decided to try some boot gaters.
Rancho RS1952 boots. $3.29 each.

[ame=http://www.amazon.com/Rancho-RS1952-Shock-Boot/dp/B000CPCCFY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1348748002&sr=8-1&keywords=Rancho+RS1952+boots]Rancho RS1952 Shock Boot : Amazon.com : Automotive[/ame]
 
Zach said:
If you are on a gen1 the book is straight up wrong about the spacer at the bottom of the fork.

It says install the seal, install the tube, then drop the oil cup in. Oil cup won't fit inside the fork tube, goes allllll the way at the bottom of the fork lower. That gets installed before everything else.

I would take apart the forks before ordering parts, as your fork tubes may be rusted and heavily pitted down below the fork seal. Mine were shot, even after sanding them down and trying the JB weld trick of filling the pits it was mis-spent time.

I ordered new fork tubes from Bike Bandit, they had the best price/lowest shipping to the east coast at the time.

I used Traxxion Dynamics to buy new seals, oil, and installation tool.

My bike had 27k miles on it and the upper and lower guides were worn out through the teflon down to the copper.

I bought new spring retainers, and new dust covers from bike bandit.

I ditched the stock fork protectors as my fork tubes were beat, and decided to try some boot gaters.
Rancho RS1952 boots. $3.29 each.

Rancho RS1952 Shock Boot : Amazon.com : Automotive
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Thanks for that info Zach...i watched the you tube vid on the fz1 fork seal job
 
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