- I don't think the seals have ever been changed. The retainer rings had completely rusted and disintegrated and each came out in about 8 pieces with the help of picks, the rest had just transmogrified into a rusty mush. As for the seals, I've removed a few of these things over the years but never ones as messed up as these - each was more of less welded to the inside of the slider. I had to laugh at the manual's suggestion of "prying them out", that wasn't going to happen in a month of Sundays. In the end I won ugly with a Dremel, 4 cut-off wheels and a flathead screwdriver. Some small nicks on the side of the tube afterwards but I think they'll be ok. Also had the wiper seals underneath which came out ok.
Couple of questions - is there a metal ring underneath the wiper seal that also needs to be removed/replaced? And does the All Balls replacement seal kit (or equivalent) do away with the wiper seal? Does the metal ring underneath the wiper seal need replacing or can the old one be re-used with the new seal?
Red 1976 oe owner
1976 LTD restored
1980 CBX , in the que, to fix the ignorant heavy handed owner
1981 CBX
1977 CB750 K7
2014 FJR OE owner, sold
1980 GL1100
1984 GL1200 naked
1969 CL350, in the que
I now have GPS so I no longer get lost, just confused.
Retired and Loving it.
When I die send my body to the scrap yard.
Two hips and a shoulder replaced.
1975 Blue/ Green (Now Black) My main ride
1975 Red Gone to my son! (Burned Feb 2013)
1979 Black (to be restored)
1979 Blue (Sold)
1978 Black (back in the fold) sold again. Bought it back, again
1993 blue 1500 Sold
1976 Restoring
Red 1976 oe owner
1976 LTD restored
1980 CBX , in the que, to fix the ignorant heavy handed owner
1981 CBX
1977 CB750 K7
2014 FJR OE owner, sold
1980 GL1100
1984 GL1200 naked
1969 CL350, in the que
I have a product called Shark Hide which I've used as a metal protectant before - wipe it on and that's pretty much it. It's a marine product, used to protect pontoons and the like from the elements. Good stuff
I have always found that removing fork seals is one huge PITA
-Rodger- all it takes for evil to prosper is the want of a few good men to do nothing-Edmund Burke The question is not how much time do you have, it is what you do with the time that you haveGandalf "One of the greatest dignities of humankind is that each successive generation is invested in the welfare of each new generation." Fred Rodgers "it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert" ancient saying
78 constantly modified/customized since 1978, BOTM June 2015 de-evolving this very moment viewtopic.php?f=30&t=65511
76 Ltd "cookies bike" ALMOST DONE
79 project, finished, FOR SALE
'86 1200 (Beth's)(FOR SALE) with motorvation sidecar (sidecar sold) , July 2017 BOTM
'17 HD Road king and 08 HD Heritage softail (Beth's) (FOR SALE). I guess you can say we have MBS
The stupid mistake I made was driving in the previous seal dry.
Can't remove it so the simple solution was to use the extra fork leg I had
lying around (doesn't everybody?) Tried heat, special tools etc.
The seal in the spare leg came out with just a little bit of swearing.
This is the 3rd set of seals on this 79 Wing.
Dave, perisonally, I’ve had the best luck using oe Honda seals & synthetic oil.
Red 1976 oe owner
1976 LTD restored
1980 CBX , in the que, to fix the ignorant heavy handed owner
1981 CBX
1977 CB750 K7
2014 FJR OE owner, sold
1980 GL1100
1984 GL1200 naked
1969 CL350, in the que
Red 1976 oe owner
1976 LTD restored
1980 CBX , in the que, to fix the ignorant heavy handed owner
1981 CBX
1977 CB750 K7
2014 FJR OE owner, sold
1980 GL1100
1984 GL1200 naked
1969 CL350, in the que
