Hope someone can help? I've removed the forks from my 2000 St1100 ABS to replace the fork seals and oil. They came out of the yokes quite easily , so I've started on the left leg first, dust deal off ok, but was in bad condition and been letting rain onto seal, circlip out ok, but now the problem. The seal will not budge, despite LOTS of "slide hammering", tried penetrating oil overnight, then hot water to heat the leg up, and finally a butane torch to warm it. Again lots of sliding, but no movement. Any suggestions? I'm not sure what can be so stuck, surely the seal is only a thin metal shell, and I think there is a steel spacer underneath it? I think by now I've probably damaged the bearings by all the slide hammering, so will have to replace them anyway, but how can I remove the slider? (Yes I have removed the circlip!!)
Many thanks
Tim
Many thanks
Tim