I posted this question yesterday in another thread, but it was an old thread, so I don't know that the question got many views. I apologize for the redundancy but I'm hope I can get an answer.
I just noticed that the right fork seal on my '05 is leaking. Its not a gusher yet, but there's a definite film of oil about an inch or two up the fork tube. Before I take it in to the shop, I'm going to try the 35mm film thing.
Here's my first dumb question: I've read that you need to pry up the dust seal in order to work the film down in there. By "dust seal," do they mean the plastic fork protector or the actual rubber dust seal? Secondly, if its the rubber dust seal, how do you get/pry it up without risking damage to the fork tube? It doesn't seem to budge by hand and I'm really reluctant to stick a screw driver in there.
I'm really hoping the film trick works because I don't trust my mechanical abilities to attemp replacing the seals on my own and all of the local shops are so busy that they are currently setting appointments at least two weeks out. One Honda dealer even quoted $400 to $430 for the work (which is about twice what another dealer quoted). Either way, its more than I want to spend if I don't absolutely have to.
I just noticed that the right fork seal on my '05 is leaking. Its not a gusher yet, but there's a definite film of oil about an inch or two up the fork tube. Before I take it in to the shop, I'm going to try the 35mm film thing.
Here's my first dumb question: I've read that you need to pry up the dust seal in order to work the film down in there. By "dust seal," do they mean the plastic fork protector or the actual rubber dust seal? Secondly, if its the rubber dust seal, how do you get/pry it up without risking damage to the fork tube? It doesn't seem to budge by hand and I'm really reluctant to stick a screw driver in there.
I'm really hoping the film trick works because I don't trust my mechanical abilities to attemp replacing the seals on my own and all of the local shops are so busy that they are currently setting appointments at least two weeks out. One Honda dealer even quoted $400 to $430 for the work (which is about twice what another dealer quoted). Either way, its more than I want to spend if I don't absolutely have to.