Well, as I reported on another thread, I flushed & re-filled my front forks a few days back.
What I noticed since then is if I pump the cartridge fork, I can see more than just a film of fork oil on the tube. So I removed the dust seal and yup, there looks like the seal is leaking. I soaked up all the fork oil I can see and tilted the tube down and after about 10 minutes, fork oil is dripping onto the paper towel below. Not sure if I had a leak with the 10W fork oil I had before. Now I'm using the 5W that RaceTech recommends.
The tube has no imperfections or rust - shiny & smooth. I have a new OEM seal kit on order. And I have some RaceTech seal lube that I will be coating the new seal inner lip with.
Question : What is the best surface finish to have on the fork tubes to help prevent leaks ? As shiny & smooth as possible or slightly burnished with some 800 or 1000 wet & dry ?? Or some other finish ?
What I noticed since then is if I pump the cartridge fork, I can see more than just a film of fork oil on the tube. So I removed the dust seal and yup, there looks like the seal is leaking. I soaked up all the fork oil I can see and tilted the tube down and after about 10 minutes, fork oil is dripping onto the paper towel below. Not sure if I had a leak with the 10W fork oil I had before. Now I'm using the 5W that RaceTech recommends.
The tube has no imperfections or rust - shiny & smooth. I have a new OEM seal kit on order. And I have some RaceTech seal lube that I will be coating the new seal inner lip with.
Question : What is the best surface finish to have on the fork tubes to help prevent leaks ? As shiny & smooth as possible or slightly burnished with some 800 or 1000 wet & dry ?? Or some other finish ?