Hi All:
2003 ST1300ABS
In August I installed new fork seals, dust covers and replaced the fork oil. After talking to a couple friends at work who work on bikes, i expected some oil to be visble on the fork tubes until they worked in.
Now in October, the seals are still letting a very minor amount of oil past the seals.
Here are my questions:
Is something seriously wrong?
With a couple thousand miles on these seals, shoulds the fork be pretty much dry once wiped off?
Is it possible to put the seals in upside down? From memory, I placed them in with the inner spring visible from the top.
Is it possible I got two brand new bad seals?
I am leaning to human error on my part since the seals are behaving identically on both sides and I am not a professional mechanic.
Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated.
thanks in advance,
-brian
2003 ST1300ABS
In August I installed new fork seals, dust covers and replaced the fork oil. After talking to a couple friends at work who work on bikes, i expected some oil to be visble on the fork tubes until they worked in.
Now in October, the seals are still letting a very minor amount of oil past the seals.
Here are my questions:
Is something seriously wrong?
With a couple thousand miles on these seals, shoulds the fork be pretty much dry once wiped off?
Is it possible to put the seals in upside down? From memory, I placed them in with the inner spring visible from the top.
Is it possible I got two brand new bad seals?
I am leaning to human error on my part since the seals are behaving identically on both sides and I am not a professional mechanic.
Any advice or guidance would be greatly appreciated.
thanks in advance,
-brian